"The organization of religion is self-defeating, a trap for sin."

"His conviction is a compulsion not subject to self-preservation."

"For what it’s worth, the sociocultural rituals of your society seem to be in conflict with biological reality."

"The greatness of a nation is in its symbols, its gestures, in doing things that are unprecedented. It’s why the Ameri…"

"The body must not be violated. This is the greatest truth of the universe."

"In one book, your father is a hero. In another book, he is a monster. The men who don’t have books written about them…"

"I have visited a few astronauts, but all three either ignored me or prayed. The senseless chanting, I confess, repuls…"

"Miracles were nonsense, mere coping mechanisms."

"His presence was soothing, but his existence incomprehensible."

"Death would be so much easier to dance with if it weren’t surrounded by the clutter of civilization."