“There exists no separation between gods and men; one blends softly casual into the other.” — Frank Herbert, Dune Messiah

“Is it more probable that nature should go out of her course or that a man should tell a lie? We have never seen, in our time, nature go out of her course. But we have good reason to believe that millions of lies have been told in the same time. It is therefore at least millions to one that the reporter of a miracle tells a lie.” — Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason

“There exists no separation between gods and men; one blends softly casual into the other.” — Frank Herbert, Dune Messiah

“My whole religion is this: do every duty, and expect no reward for it, either here or hereafter.” — Bertrand Russell, The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell

“I need a father. I need a mother. I need some older, wiser being to cry to. I talk to God, but the sky is empty.” ― Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

“When you’re too religious, you tend to point your finger to judge instead of extending your hand to help.” ― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

“I remember the day that I realized God, or at least the Christian God I was introduced to, was entirely too small for who I was as a person.”

“But who prays for Satan? Who in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most?” ― Mark Twain