"In the latter case life rests upon a thousand presuppositions which the individual can never trace back to their origins, and verify but which he must accept upon faith and belief."

"Discretion is nothing other than the sense of justice with respect to the sphere of the intimate contents of life."

"For, to be a stranger is naturally a very positive relation it is a specific form of interaction."

"Every relationship between two individuals or two groups will be characterized by the ratio of secrecy that is involved in it."

"Religion is just mind control."

"Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it."

"The ideal death, I think, is what was the ideal Victorian death, you know, with your grandchildren around you, a bit of sobbing. And you say goodbye to your loved ones, making certain that one of them has been left behind to look after the shop."

"I'm not going to let people get away with either a dishonest or inaccurate premise to what we're talking about because I think that does the viewer a disturbance."