#paraphrased

"I'm trying to undermine the basis of Christian belief... I'm not in the business of offending people. I find the books upholding certain values that I think are important, such as life is immensely valuable and this world is an extraordinarily beautiful place. We should do what we can to increase the amount of wisdom in the world.[Washington Post interview, 19 February 2001]"

"That which does not kill us makes us stronger."

"Do you hate people?”“I don't hate them...I just feel better when they're not around."

"Do not think that love in order to be genuine has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired. Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies."

"I have something that I call my Golden Rule. It goes something like this: 'Do unto others twenty-five percent better than you expect them to do unto you.' … The twenty-five percent is for error."

"Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people."

"All persons, living and dead, are purely coincidental."

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."