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

"Never let yourself be diverted, either by what you wish to believe, or what you think could have beneficent social effects if it were believed; but look only and solely at what are the facts."

"Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of mutual love have missed the best thing that life has to give."

"And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence"

"To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead."

"Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of happy mutual love have missed the best thing that life has to give."