“What we want to believe and what is true are, I think, more closely related than the Rationalists would sometimes have us believe.”

“pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.”

“I think I would rather be a man than a god. We don’t need anyone to believe in us. We just keep going anyhow. It’s what we do.”

“I like to believe that we are more alike in our positive experiences than in our negative ones that what binds us is stronger than what separates us.”

“Doubts can lead to deeper faith by forcing us to look more closely at what we believe. And why.”

“I want to have faith in strangers. I want to have faith in what we're all going to do next. But I'm worried. I see things shifting from United We Stand to God Bless America. I don't believe in God Bless America. I don't believe a higher power is standing beside us and guiding us. I don't believe we're being singled out. I believe much more in United We Stand. I have my doubts, but I want it to be true. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we really came together, if we really found a common humanity? The hitch is that you can't find a common humanity just because you have a common enemy. You have to find a common humanity because you believe that's true. ”