Elif Batuman
I have always known my mother as an agnostic, less certain than my father that the universe hadn't been created by some great intelligence. But she would get even more annoyed than my father did when she thought that people were invoking God to do their jobs for them — for example, when she saw a bus with a sticker saying 'Allah Protect Us'.
More quotes and aphorisms
You want me to press my lips up...The principle goal of education in the schools...To throw oneself into...All species capable of grasping this fact manage...I think it's important for little girls growing up...A holiday is an opportunity to journey within...