“Nature cannot be bribed, when the necessary conditions are not met, it does not happen”

“Its natural for people to feel superior to those under them. It requires a conscious effort to value those less fortunate than you are.”

“Religion should teach about hope to come for all, not terror for some”

“Good gods are scarce because the majority of gods are created by evil men”

“Why do religious believers hate unbelievers? The feel threatened by them, they feel besieged by them. Religions consider themselves as separate tribes in their own rights and feel like unbelievers ...”

“Every word that comes after "And the Lord told me. . . is a pious lie”

“Within what is allotted to us, we can have spiritual contentment.”

“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.”

“He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.”

“Just knowing that you are there and you would be thinking about me while I am thinking about you makes my heart feel serene and contented.”

“If you have nothing but joy in this life, you are still rich.”

“Pebbles that bring you joy are better than diamonds that bring you sorrow.”

“Jack mayve been deceitful by blood and a liar by nature, but hot damn holy honeysuckle, he knew how to kiss.”

“No misery compares to staring at a clear night's sky with arms stretched toward a coveted star, wishing on what is forever out of reach.”

“We fell, but we never let the box fall from our hands. Then we ran. We ran blindly, and men and houses streaked past us in a torrent without shape.”