“To imagine Canada as a citizen requires that you enter into he mind of someone who does not believe what you believe or share what matters to you. ”

“A fundamentalist is someone who wants to substitute what he believes for what you believe," Max said. "And someone who thinks he knows the will of God better than anyone else.”

“It does not matter where you go and what you study, what matters most is what you share with yourself and the world.”

“But what really matters is not what you believe but the faith and conviction with which you believe…”

“You don't have to believe in Hell. All you need is to hear someone who really does, who believes in it this minute, today, the way people believe in 1685 — all you have to do is see his face, his voice when he says the word... and than you know that anyone who can imagine Hell has the power to make it real for other people.”

“Whether you believe in God or not does not matter much, whether you believe in Buddha or not does not matter so much; as a Buddhist, whether you believe in reincarnation or not does not matter so much. You must lead a good life.”