“She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist.”
The Words (1964), speaking of his grandmother.
“Being an atheist is like not owning a TV – completely rational, but best kept to one's self.”
True/Slant, "The Most Bizarre E-mail I Have Ever Received" http://trueslant.com/barrettbrown/2010/06/30/the-most-bizarre-e-mail-i-have-ever-received/, 30 June 2010.
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