Zoya

“Books were my escape, they transported me to other worlds without step-mothers.”
― A.W. Exley, Ella, the Slayer

“Good religious people are not good because of the moral teachings in their holy books—they are good despite the immoral teachings—that is, their genetics and other factors, which would make them good people, outweigh their indoctrination. By the same token, bad religious people are bad despite the good teachings in their holy books. Both are victims of the indoctrination they’ve received as a part of their religion cycle. It’s all picking and choosing from the religious cafeteria. It’s all individual. It’s all relative.”
― David Silverman, Fighting God: An Atheist Manifesto for a Religious World

“A fondness for reading, properly directed, must be an education in itself.”
― Jane Austen, Mansfield Park

“Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.”
― Jane Austen, Mansfield Park