I am atheist in a very religious mould. I'm always asking myself the big questions. Where did we come from? Is there a meaning to all of this? I read the King James Bible, as all English writers should. And when I find myself in church, I edit the hymns as I sing them.
Mark HaddonIt exasperated her sometimes. The way men could be so sure of themselves. They put words together like sheds or shelves and you could stand on them they were so solid. And those feelings which overwhelmed you in the small hours turned to smoke.
Mark HaddonMadness doesn't happen to someone alone. Very few people have experiences that are theirs alone.
Mark HaddonAll the other children at my school are stupid. Except I'm not meant to call them stupid, even though this is what they are.
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