Emory's Defunct Profile

“Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.”
― Oscar Wilde

“I have something to say to the religionist who feels atheists never say anything positive: You are an intelligent human being. Your life is valuable for its own sake. You are not second-class in the universe, deriving meaning and purpose from some other mind. You are not inherently evil—you are inherently human, possessing the positive rational potential to help make this a world of morality, peace and joy. Trust yourself.”
― Dan Barker, Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist

“How can I make him understand that he did not create me?
He makes the same mistake as the others when they look at a feeble-minded person and laugh because they don't understand there are human feelings involved.”
― Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon

“The difference between genius and stupidity is: genius has its limits.”
― Alexandre Dumas-fils