“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
― Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
― Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
“I can live alone, if self-respect, and circumstances require me so to do. I need not sell my soul to buy bliss. I have an inward treasure born with me, which can keep me alive if all extraneous delights should be withheld, or offered only at a price I cannot afford to give.”
― Jane Eyre
― Jane Eyre
“There are few things more dangerous than inbred religious certainty.”
― God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question - Why We Suffer
― God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question - Why We Suffer
“In terms of the historical record, I should also point out that there is no account in any ancient source whatsoever about King Herod slaughtering children in or around Bethlehem, or anyplace else. No other author, biblical or otherwise, mentions this event. Is it, like John's account of Jesus' death, a detail made up by Matthew in order to make some kind of theological point?”
― Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible & Why We Don't Know About Them
― Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible & Why We Don't Know About Them
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