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Maureen Duffy (1933–2026)

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As war is far too important to be left to the generals, so morality is far too important to be […]
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Iain Banks (1954–2013)

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What Iain brought to his writing was himself. He brought a wonderful combination of the dark and the light side of life, […]
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Mary Shelley (1797–1851)

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The daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin, and the wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Shelley was raised without […]
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Douglas Adams (1952–2001)

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Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the […]
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Aphra Behn (1640-1689)

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…that perfect Tranquility of Life, which is no where to be found, but in retreat, a faithful Friend and a […]
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Terry Pratchett (1948–2015)

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There is no hope but us. There is no mercy but us. There is no justice. There is just us… […]
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Diana Wynne Jones (1934–2011)

Arts Atheism Education

I settled my religious muddles by deciding that I had better be an atheist. Diana Wynne Jones in Something About […]
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George Orwell (1903–1950)

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You can always appeal to common decency, which the vast majority of people believe in without the need to tie […]
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Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle (1623–1673)

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I had rather die in the adventure of noble achievements, than live in obscure and sluggish security Spoken by the […]
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H. G. Wells (1866–1946)

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More science is needed, more interchange and more co-ordination. Act to that end. This is my philosophy of action; this […]
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Maureen Duffy (1933–2026)

Iain Banks (1954–2013)

Mary Shelley (1797–1851)

Douglas Adams (1952–2001)

Aphra Behn (1640-1689)

Terry Pratchett (1948–2015)

Diana Wynne Jones (1934–2011)

George Orwell (1903–1950)

Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle (1623–1673)

H. G. Wells (1866–1946)

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