Do unto others…’ is a good rule of thumb. I live by that. Forgiveness is probably the greatest virtue there is. But that’s exactly what it is - a virtue. Not just a Christian virtue. No one owns being good. I’m good. I just don’t believe I’ll be rewarded for it in heaven. My reward is here and now. It’s knowing that I try to do the right thing. That I lived a good life. And that’s where spirituality really lost its way. When it became a stick to beat people with. ‘Do this or you’ll burn in hell.’ You won’t burn in hell. But be nice anyway.

You do your own thing and you see if you survive.

That’s the other thing I learned that day, that the truth, however shocking or uncomfortable, in the end leads to liberation and dignity.

I don't think humans are meant to be looked at when we're buying pants.

What will it feel like after you die? Exactly the same as it felt for those billions of years before you were born.

Remember, no one can hurt your feelings without your permission

Someone asked me what three things I would save if my house was on fire. I said my cat, my salamander and one of the twins.