Sometimes I think that novelists suffer from P. C. S. : Perpetual Childhood Syndrome.
Charities are really good. To a certain extent, the ones you pick are arbitrary.
You don’t have to be brave or a saint, a martyr, or even very smart to be an atheist. All you have to be able to say is “I don’t know”.
If you believe that there’s a heaven and hell. . . how much do you have to hate somebody to believe that everlasting life is possible and not tell them that?
I like movies that are scary, but I don't want them to be dirt dumb. I want a movie that gets my blood racing, makes me laugh, but also gives me something to think about, with maybe a little sexy thrown in. Hollywood doesn't make movies like that.
Religion cannot and should not be replaced by atheism. Religion needs to go away and not be replaced by anything. Atheism is not a religion. It's the absence of religion, and that's a wonderful thing.
Behaving morally because of a hope of reward or a fear of punishment is not morality.
Those who say they will forgive but can't forget, simply bury the hatchet but leave the handle out for immediate use.
Perhaps it is time to debate culture. The common story is that in real African culture, before it was tainted by the West, gender roles were rigid and women were contentedly oppressed.
The community of the Giver had achieved at such great price. A community without danger or pain. But also, a community without music, color or art. And books.
He sure put things into words good.