If you've lived a bad life, they send you to Hell. But if you've been truly wicked, they give you a tour of Heaven first... - Spider Robinson

Mankind is divided into two basic sorts: those who find the unknown future threatening ... and those who find it thrilling. The rupture between those two sides has been responsible for most of the bloodshed in history.

Mrs. Martin, I happen to be committed to a course of action. That does not mean I don't care whether the action is good or bad.

Tom said what struck him was how little progress churches have made in two hundred years toward convincing people that the unknown is not by definition evil.