Atheists are my brothers and sisters of a different faith, and every word they speak speaks of faith. Like me, they go as far as the legs of reason will carry them -- and then they leap.

When you've suffered a great deal in life, each additional pain is both unbearable and trifling.

We think we live in a global village. We don't. The world is a big and beautiful and incredibly varied place. It can only be known locally, with your two feet on the ground. We should stick to our own gardens, as Voltaire said.

My greatest wish - other than salvation - was to have a book.

How long does it take for a broken spirit to kill a body that has food, water and shelter?

Religion is more than rite and ritual.

Misery loves company, and madness calls it forth.