God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than of any other slackers. If you are thinking of becoming a Christian, I warn you you are embarking on something which is going to take the whole of you, brains and all.

When the author walks onto the stage, the play is over

If Christianity is only one more bit of good advice, then Christianity is of no importance.

My own view is that the Churches should frankly recognise that the majority of the British people are not Christians and, therefore, cannot be expected to live Christian lives. There ought to be two distinct kinds of marriage: one governed by the State with rules enforced on all citizens, the other governed by the Church with rules enforced by her on her own members." --about the only statement i agree with in this book

I can say a prayer while washing my teeth, but that does not mean I should wash my teeth in church.

One can regard the moral law as an illusion, and so cut himself off from the common ground of humanity.

How difficult it is to avoid having a special standard for oneself.