"I had rather believe all the fables in the legends and the Talmud and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind."
Francis Bacon, English philosopher and statesman Of Atheism
"In adultery, there is usually tenderness and self-sacrifice; in murder, courage; in profanation and blasphemy, a certain satanic splendor. Judas elected those offences unvisited by any virtues: abuse of confidence, and informing."
"Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out. I will do at least two things I don't want to do."