Rachel Goad

“There is in every village a torch—the teacher: and an extinguisher—the clergyman. —VICTOR HUGO”
― Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion

“I will describe my eyes and then begin the story. My eyes are blue and resplendent. Now I will begin the story.”
― Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything Is Illuminated

“Our consciousness is also raised by the cruelty and wastefulness of natural selection. Predators seem beautifully ‘designed’ to catch prey animals, while the prey animals seem equally beautifully ‘designed’ to escape them. Whose side is God on?”
― Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion

“I have so much to say to you. I want to begin at the beginning, because that is what you deserve. I want to tell you everything, without leaving out a single detail. But where is the beginning? And what is everything?”
― Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close