Religions sprang up among men to deal with the sometimes terrifying aspects of existence, to make sense out of the senseless, to explain things we find inexplicable.

I am savage about what has been done to the United States by its rulers.

I liked the trichotomy, that's the only thing I ever liked.

I was brought up to believe that what is out-of-doors should stay there and not be encouraged in any way.

Many human beings enjoy sexual relations with their own sex; many don't; many respond to both. This plurality is part of our nature and not worth fretting about.

I believe it's my pastoral duty to convert friends to atheism.

Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that have lost their faith.