I leave it to the faithful to burn each other's churches and mosques and synagogues, which they can be always relied upon to do

To be in opposition is not to be a nihilist.

In the early days of the December that my father was to die, my younger brother brought me the news that I was a Jew. I was then a transplanted Englishman in America, married, with one son and, though unconsoled by any religion, a nonbelieving member of two Christian churches. On hearing the tidings, I was pleased to find that I was pleased.

Pakistan has to export a lot of uneducated people, many of whom have become infected with the most barbaric reactionary ideas.

When I go to the clinic next and sit with a tube in my arm and watch the poison go in, I'm in an attitude of abject passivity. It doesn't feel like fighting at all; it just feels like submitting.

Evolution is, as well as smarter than we are, infinitely more callous and cruel, and also capricious.

My own opinion is enough for me. And I claim the right to defend it against any consensus, any majority anywhere, any place, any time. And anyone who disagrees with this can pick a number, get in line and kiss my ass.