“Character is destiny”

“The deal with multiculturalism is that the only culture you're allowed to disapprove of is your own.”

“Screw-top wine has improved the quality of life by about ten percent, wouldn't you say?”

“It is straightforward—and never mind, for now, about plagues and famines: if God existed, and if he cared for humankind, he would never have given us religion.”

“Religious belief is without reason and without dignity, and its record is near-universally dreadful.”

“Belief is otiose; reality is sufficiently awesome as it stands.”

“Impartially, shrewdly, I considered suicide, though not in my worst moments. The bottle of pills. The note: 'No hard feelings, everyone, but I've thought about it and it's just not on, is it? It's nearly on, but not quite. No? Anyway, all the best, C.”