David

“The church hates a thinker precisely for the same reason a robber dislikes a sheriff, or a thief despises the prosecuting witness. —Robert Green Ingersoll”
― Chuck Wendig, Wayward

“And rulers are notoriously cynical where religions are concerned. Religion, too, is a weapon. What manner of weapon is religion when it becomes the government?”
― Frank Herbert, Dune Messiah

“Most hacker types don’t go in for garish avatars, because they know that it takes a lot more sophistication to render a realistic human face than a talking penis.”
― Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash

“but the booze was out of control. I know that now; then I just accepted it. Kids do that. Dogs, too.”
― Stephen King, Fairy Tale