You know, in high school I thought Catholicism was funny and sort of ridiculous, but then I also liked it, too. Like, I definitely turned to it in times of trouble. Julia Sweeney Read Quote
I think one of the basic tasks in life – one of the nice things we can do for each other – is to take things that are horrible and scary and make them acceptable and less frightening and, if possible, funny. It feels great to succeed at that. Julia Sweeney Read Quote
Because death and illness are the most horrible things in life, of course that’s where the most absurdly funny things are going to happen. Julia Sweeney Read Quote
It’s so weird to have someone tell you you’re sick when you feel really healthy and good. Julia Sweeney Read Quote
I went with agnosticism for a long, long time because I just hated to say I was an atheist – being an atheist seemed so rigid. But the more I became comfortable with the word, and the more I read, it started to stick. Julia Sweeney Read Quote
