If, it was natural to reason, God punishes men with eternal torment, it is surely lawful for men to use doses of it in a good cause.

The theist and the scientist are rival interpreters of nature, the one retreats as the other advances.

The making of an Atheist implies a mental stimulation and training which brings into play the primary factors of social progress.

An idea or institution may arise for one reason and be maintained for quite a different reason.

Creeds made in Dark Ages are like drawings made in dark rooms

I AM what is called a Feminist. Thirty years ago I left a monastery and began a sane human existence. Within two or three years, I find, I was defending the rights of women.

The Rationalist case needs no straining of evidence and always gains by the severest self-criticism.

No pope ever condemned slavery.

Any body of men who believe in hell will persecute whenever they have the power.

The absence of theistic belief...

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I was so mad, I reached into the drawer for her fake sushi eraser and put it in my pocket. Serves her right for being such a big, fat, Eggo-scarfing liar.

Beauty is produced by the pleasing appearance and good taste of the whole, and by the dimensions of all the parts being duly proportioned to each other.

The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.

Ronaldo is a disgrace to the game. His petulance, temperament, throwing himself on the ground. It was a disgrace to professional football. This fella Ronaldo is a cod.

He who speaks a bit of a foreign language has more delight in it than he who speaks it well; pleasure goes along with superficial knowledge.

In anything there has to be dark and light. There's a lot of joy in my paintings and a lot of darkness.

I write songs very quickly, so the 20 minutes of joy I get out of writing a song doesn't compare to the two months of joy I get engaging with the people who like my music.

Beautiful people have many advantages, but so do friendly people.

The body is a device to calculate the astronomy of the spirit. Look through that astrolabe and become oceanic.

What are you doing here?" she asked. "You forgot something when you left Halstead Hall," he said hoarsely. "What?" Her heart lept into her throat as he strode purposefully toward her. "Me.