"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive."

"I didn’t go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that."

"The only safe rule is to be sure that you are leading a life that would be worth living even if there were no heaven."

"No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear."

"Some people feel that to be a Christian, one must be a gloomy, long-faced, spoil-sport. This is a complete travesty of the truth."