I have never seen the slightest scientific proof of the religious theories of heaven and hell, of future life for individuals, or of a personal God

Hell, there are no rules here--we're trying to accomplish something.

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

O what a heaven is love! O what a hell!

A mask of gold hides all deformities

There are plenty of things that are wrong. Marxists used to use the term "false consciousness," which is very out of fashion these days. If we were to ask people how ads work, most people would say, "They work by tricking people but they don't trick me."