"I am an atheist because there is no evidence for the existence of God. That should be all that needs to be said about it: no evidence, no belief."

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Source : Dan Barker (1992). “Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist”, Freedom from Religion Fndtn

Dan Barker

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“I've always been curious about the psychology of the person behind the mask. When someone is anonymous, it opens the door to all kinds of antisocial behavior, as seen by the Ku Klux Klan.”

Source : "Swinging Modern Sounds #35: The Location Of The Soul". Interview with Rick Moody, therumpus.net. April 20, 2012.
“And as a true athlete, mistakes haunt you forever.”
“Modern American magic, late 20th century magic, is tremendously disrespectful of the audience.”
“The Army might screw you and your girlfriend might dump you and the enemy might kill you, but the shared commitment to safeguard one anotherâ€™s lives is unnegotiable and only deepens with time. The willingness to die for another person is a form of love that even religions fail to inspire, and the experience of it changes a person profoundly.”

Source : "Failing the Voight-Kampff" by Dylan Ratigan, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 28, 2013.
“If we lose today, it will be over my dead body. They'll have to leave me face down on the mound.”
“A good idea turns every cog in your mind, making you scared of bed in case the whole machine grinds to a halt.”

Source : "The Riddle: Where Ideas Come From and How to Have Better Ones". Book by Andrew Razeghi, 2008.
“At first, being with Sebastian was like being in the middle of the best dream I'd ever had - but now it mostly feels exhausting. I'm up one minute and down the next; questioning what I say and do. Even questioning my sanity.”
“Ah, when shall come love's courage to be strong! Tell me, O Lord--tell me, O Lord, how long Are we to keep Christ writhing on the cross!”

Source : Edwin Arlington Robinson (1966). “Selected poems”

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