religion Quotes

I've met the Dalai Lama briefly, but I would probably say my grandfather was the wisest person I ever met. He was my mother's father, an Indian, a family doctor, and very unlike me in that he was deeply religious.

I think that a lot of us, whether we are religious or not - there are no words to express some things except religious words. For instance, 'soul.'

It is often said by religious people that without its framework, there is no sense of right or wrong. My view is that religion comes after ethics.

If I had simply wanted to trade on an insult to Islam, I could have done it in a sentence rather than writing a 250,000-word novel, a work of fiction.

I never thought of myself as a writer about religion until a religion came after me.

Ten commandments yet seven deadly sins: conflict?

What if God exists except it turns out he doesn't really like people very much?

A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side.

Religion is more than life. Remember that his own religion is the truest to every man even if it stands low in the scales of philosophical comparison.

Religion teaches you to be satisfied with nonanswers. It's a sort of crime against childhood.