Alessandra

“A child is not a Christian child, not a Muslim child, but a child of Christian parents or a child of Muslim parents. This latter nomenclature, by the way, would be an excellent piece of consciousness-raising for the children themselves. A child who is told she is a 'child of Muslim parents' will immediately realize that religion is something for her to choose -or reject- when she becomes old enough to do so.”
― Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion: A Study of Religious Belief and Skepticism

“A nation which thinks that it is belief in God and not good law which makes people honest does not seem to me very advanced.”
― Denis Diderot

“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
― Mark Twain

“The basis of optimism is sheer terror.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray