Atheism is based upon a materialist philosophy, which holds that nothing exists but natural phenomena. There are no supernatural forces or entities, nor can there be any. Nature simply exists.

Two hands working can do more than a thousand clasped in prayer.

Religion has caused more misery to all of mankind in every stage of human history than any other single idea.

An Atheists loves himself and his fellow man instead of a god. An Atheist thinks that heaven is something for which we should work for now - here on earth - for all men together to enjoy.

There is no God. There's no heaven. There's no hell. There are no angels. When you die, you go in the ground, the worms eat you.

The fear of hell is the basis for the Christian faith.

I feel that everyone who wants to say anything, do anything, should be able to say anything or do anything, within the limits of not hurting another person.

... religion is a crutch, and only the crippled need crutches.

You hate me because I am the embodiment of all your doubts.

I want three words: Woman, Atheist, Anarchist. That's me.

This crusade to separate church and state is only one expression of my raison d'être. I'm an atheist, but I'm also an anarchist, and a feminist, and an integrationist.

I am grateful to everyone who believes in me.

No sport, watching horror movie with friends in bright room.Try that alone at night without light with mirror above screen!

Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.

Communism is the death of the soul. It is the organization of total conformity - in short, of tyranny - and it is committed to making tyranny universal.

If you do not make it a matter of study, how you may successfully act in building up the kingdom of Christ, you are acting a very wicked and absurd part as a Christian.

Occasionally, I just need to escape from my work or be reminded of the comparative bliss of my own life, so I pick up a novel.

Maybe your weird is my normal. Who's to say?

It's been important to cultures throughout history with the court jester and the witch doctor and the shaman - all preach the same thing.

I'm a lazy writer. My idea of heaven is not writing. On the other hand, I'm obviously compulsive about it.

All the ways of this world are as fickle and unstable as a sudden storm at sea.