“Many readers have informed me that it is a tragic and dreary business to go into death without faith. I don’t feel that way. “Faith” is neutral. All depends on what is believed in.”

— Roger Ebert

Source: Life Itself : A Memoir (2011), Ch. 55 : Go Gently

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American film critic, author, journalist, and TV presenter 1942–2013

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