“Read – and be curious. And if somebody says to you: 'Things are this way. You can't change it' - don't believe a word.”

“That just the way it is. Some things will never change. That's just the way it is. But don't you believe them.”

“If you don't like something, change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.”

“Next time somebody tells you something that sounds important, think to yourself: 'Is this the kind of thing that people probably know because of evidence? Or is it the kind of thing that people only believe because of tradition, authority or revelation?' And, next time somebody tells you that something is true, why not say to them: 'What kind of evidence is there for that?' And if they can't give you a good answer, I hope you'll think very carefully before you believe a word they say.”

“Instead of agonizing about the things you can't change, why don't you try working on the things you can change”

“There's nothing wrong with reading a book you love over and over. When you do, the words get inside you, become a part of you, in a way that words in a book you've read only once can't.”

“I hear you. I just don't believe a word you say.”

“Well now you say you've found another man who does things to you that I can't,
And that no matter what I do it's all over now between me and you girl.
But I can't believe what you say;
No I can't believe what you say 'cause babyI don't wanna fade away.
Oh I don't wanna fade away.
Tell me what can I do, what can I say
'Cause darlin' I don't wanna fade away.”

“I say that religion isn’t about believing things. It’s ethical alchemy. It’s about behaving in a way that changes you, that gives you intimations of holiness and sacredness.”

“Don't get starry-eyed about somebody you can't have, especially if it blinds you to somebody who's really important.”