How do you make any sense of history, art or literature without knowing the stories and iconography of your own culture and all the world's main religions?
Polly ToynbeeNothing keeps people together like the exalted conviction that they alone are to be spared that eternal anguish of hell fire to which everyone else will be condemned.
Polly ToynbeeOne in six people suffer depression or a chronic anxiety disorder. These are not the worried well but those in severe mental pain with conditions crippling enough to prevent them living normal lives.
Polly ToynbeeIslam, Christianity and Judaism all define themselves through disgust of women's bodies.
Polly Toynbee