Naturalism teaches one of the most important things in this world. There is only this life, so live wonderfully and meaningfully.

We should enjoy and make the most of life, not because we are in constant fear of what might happen to us in a mythical afterlife, but because we have only one opportunity to live.

PUNK IS: the personal expression of uniqueness that comes from the experiences of growing up in touch with our human ability to reason and ask questions.

You can't let your personal disposition be dictated by the world around you.

Whether you reach a lot of people or have a profound impact on a few people, their memories of you are your afterlife.

I'm trying to champion the naturalist's worldview and show it's not as heathen as most religious people would make it out to be.

there is no such thing as hell but you can make it if you try

If you can believe in God, then you can believe in anything. It's a gang mentality.

The thread of culture that runs through the entire history of punk is also a dedication to challenging the authoritarian.

I would say there's a lot of similarity between folk and punk. It's written for the common man.

Life is never static. Despite catastrophic tragedies, life has persisted in evolving new varieties of unimaginable forms. I find comfort in the narrative of evolutionary history.

I wanted to see her sad. Taste her tears. I wanted to know what she sounded like when she cried. In pain, in pleasure, in both.

The fact that we see something as evil may not necessarily make that thing evil. Evil cannot contest good

[T]his is the strongest encouragement to them in sinning

We are comfortable with formulas, but the best happens when the formula doesn't work.

Read The Golden Key several times. Do exactly what it says, and if you are persistent enough you will overcome any difficulty.

Perhaps this is the root of all evil, that gardeners are not put in charge of our schools.

Jesus Pietro wasn't used to dealing with ghosts. It would require brand new techniques. Grimly he set out to evolve them.

My marriage is the most important thing in my life, but in a weird way I'm able to focus on other things more clearly by having it in my life.

Good Friday was the worst Friday until Sunday.

Cunning authors cut to be quoted.