I certainly struggled when I was little and didn't have an easy time, so I try to put that stuff in my work.
I advocate the abolition of all religions, without setting up anything new of the kind.
The whole of religion has been one uniform curse to the human race.
Free discussion is the only necessary Constitution - the only necessary Law of the Constitution.
The fable of a god or gods visiting the earth did not originate with Christianity.
Written by a sponge dipped in warm milk and sprinkled with sugar.
There is far too much literary criticism of the wrong kind. That is why I never could have survived as an academic.
Does John Kerry have to give them [Iran] every little thing? You'll pass some sanctions for human rights and missiles, and I'll grudgingly sign on.
A soldier in Iraq said that he wanted to "punch Donald Rumsfeld in the gut, then in the face" or something like that. He wanted me to use his name, but I knew he'd get in trouble, so I didn't. However, I felt it was a great quote because it summed up the frustration of those guys at that moment.