Skepticism rather than credulity is the highest principle that the human intellect can use to ennoble our existence.

What is it you most dislike? Stupidity, especially in its nastiest forms of racism and superstition.

The stupider the regime the more intelligent the people get and the more humorous.

I'm very happy by myself - I'm lucky in that way - if I've got enough to read and something to write about and a bit of alcohol for me to add an edge, not to dull it.

[P]erhaps you notice how the denial is so often the preface to the justification.

I don't even like showing my stuff to publishers and editors much.

The creation story is ridiculous garbage. And has given us a completely false picture of our origin as a species and the origins of the cosmos. If you want a good mythical story it would be the life of Socrates.