This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read.

Even if you believe a creator god invented the laws of physics, would you so insult him as to suggest that he might capriciously and arbitrarily violate them in order to walk on water, or turn water into wine as a cheap party trick at a wedding?

Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever.

I make it a rule never to smoke while I'm sleeping.

I only get angry at my brothers and at my father.