“Faith does not protect you. Medicine and airbags... Those are the things that protect you. God does not protect you. Intelligence protects you. Enlightenment. Put your faith in something with tangible results. How long has it been since someone walked on water? Modern miracles belong to science.. Computers, vaccines, space stations... Even the devine miracle of creation. Matter from nothing... In a lab. Who needs God? No! Science is God!”
― Angels & Demons
― Angels & Demons
“POINT TO PONDER: I’m as close to God as I choose to be.”
― The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?
― The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?
“The face that was engulfed in sadness just a few moments ago was now having a diabolical glow.”
― The Pink Cadillac
― The Pink Cadillac
“My sense of humor will always stand in the way of my seeing myself, my family, my race or my nation as the whole intent of the universe.”
― Dust Tracks on a Road
― Dust Tracks on a Road
“I could die today, if I wished, merely by making a little effort, if I could wish, if I could make an effort. But it is just as well to let myself die, quietly, without rushing things. Something must have changed. I will not weigh upon the balance any more, one way or the other.”
― Malone Dies
― Malone Dies
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