There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjo... - Bertrand Russell

"Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery."

"The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge."

"What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite."

"The secret of happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible, horrible, horrible."

"There lies before us, if we choose, continual progress in happiness, knowledge and wisdom. Shall we instead choose death, because we cannot forget our quarrels? I appeal as a human being to human beings; remember your humanity, and forget the rest."