“I was a woman, a divorcee, a socialist, an agnostic ... all possible sins together.”

ABC RADIO HOST: Do you believe in God?
GILLARD: No, I don't, Jon, I'm not a religious person. I'm of course a great respecter of religious beliefs but they're not my beliefs.

“There are always, thank heaven, skeptics who challenge orthodox ideas. They are the great thinkers of all times.”

“[Morse] evolved as I wrote. Like me he is diabetic, an atheist and a lover of music and art.”