"My hope in writing this novel was that the story would serve as a catalyst and a springboard for people to discuss the important topics of faith, religion, and history."
Not to mention making a whole boatload of filthy luchre.
What a bunch of self-serving crud. I'm sure Danny sat down to write his novel purely for the betterment of mankind.
Well yeah maybe old Dan Brown's statements are just a tad bogus and self-serving. But I would not blame him if he wrote the book just to make a boatload of money. I believe in the profit motive. It drives human progress.
And people can have multiple motives. So maybe he wanted the book to serve as a catalyst and a springboard for these lively and dorky discussions and ALSO make a boatload of money.