"In the past few weeks, as you might imagine, I have been repeatedly asked what attracted me to Masons so strongly as to make it a central point of my new book, (The Lost Symbol). My reply is always the same: 'In a world where men do battle over whose definition of God is most accurate, I cannot adequately express the deep respect and admiration I feel toward an organization in which men of differing faiths are able to break bread together in a bond of brotherhood, friendship, and camaraderie.' Please accept my humble thanks for the noble example you set for humankind..."