She thought: at this moment, the glass stem between his fingers feels just like the one between mine. We have this much in common.

I am an intransigent atheist, though not a militant one. This means that I am not fighting against religion - I am fighting for reason.

If any part of your uncertainty, is a conflict between your heart and your mind - follow your mind.

The purpose of man's life...is to become an abject zombie who serves a purpose he does not know, for reasons he is not to question.

Every aspect of Western culture needs a new code of ethics - a rational ethics - as a precondition of rebirth.

Remember that rights are moral principles which define and protect a man's freedom of action, but impose no obligations on other men.

It is my eyes which see, and the sight of my eyes grants beauty to the earth.