“You don't have to be brave or a saint, a martyr, or even very smart to be an atheist. All you have to be able to say is "I don't know."”

—  Penn Jillette

p. xiii http://books.google.com/books?id=KsI3sswEg14C&amp;pg=PR13&amp;dq=%22you+don&#x27;t+have+to+be+brave+or+a+saint%22 <br class="br">2010s, God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales (2011) <br class="br">Source: God, No! Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales

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