16 Quotes & Sayings By Aj Beirens

A.J. Beirens is the author of the bestselling novel "The Spellman Files" and the highly acclaimed memoir "The Magician's Book: A Memoir of Power and Obsession." His first novel, "The Spellman Files," has been translated into over twenty languages and has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. Beirens was born in Germany and moved to the United States as a child. At age 19, he enlisted in the United States Army and served as an infantry officer in Vietnam Read more

He holds a B.A. from Boston College and an MFA from Columbia University.

The main causes for divorceare marriages.
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The main causes for divorceare marriages. A.J. Beirens
On the sixth day god created man, on the seventh...
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On the sixth day god created man, on the seventh day man created god. Now we are even. A.J. Beirens
Did god make man too perfect, So that a piece...
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Did god make man too perfect, So that a piece has to be removedthrough circumcision? A.J. Beirens
Nothing remains the same. The only thing that never changesis...
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Nothing remains the same. The only thing that never changesis the fact that everything changes. A.J. Beirens
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It's time to demand that the faithful keep their personal choices, preferences and beliefs in irrational and sometimes dangerous things strictly private. Everyone is absolutely free to believe what they want, provided they do not harass others (or force, or kill them) . But nobody has the right to insist on privileges simply because they are supporters of one or other of the world's many religions." From: "Gesels van een imaginaire god"(' Scourges of an imaginary god') . A.J. Beirens
The bullshit detector is the biggest enemyof every religion.
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The bullshit detector is the biggest enemyof every religion." From: "Gesels van een imaginaire god"(' Scourges of an imaginary god') A.J. Beirens
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The moment that all these myths were brought together in so-called 'holy books'has -without any doubt- to be seenas the most disastrous point in timein the history of mankind. From: "Gesels van een imaginaire god"( Scourges of an imaginary god) A.J. Beirens
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From history books you should at best believe just the punctuation. The rest is uncertain, incomplete, distorted, exaggerated or even fabricated. A.J. Beirens
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Don't be sad that it's over. Be glad that you ever lived to see it. A.J. Beirens
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Abortion is not allowedbecause apparently it is against the law of god. Yes, that butter-wouldn't-melt deitywho ordered babies to be slaughtered, killed all the first-born in EgyptAnd caused an entire human race to drown. From: "Gesels van een imaginaire god"( Scourges of an imaginary god) A.J. Beirens
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Is it too bold to point out that there is nothing in the ten commandmentsabout protecting children against cruelty? Nothing against rape and nothing against slavery, and nothing agains genocide. Could this be because these crimesare positively recommendedin the rest of the bible? A.J. Beirens
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Only those who are brainwashed and foolsbelieve in the existence of a god. Those who are indifferent just pretend. A.J. Beirens
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From bigots who hawk their goddoor-to-door, preserve us. A.J. Beirens
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The purpose of lifeis to give our life purpose. A.J. Beirens
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If the authorities under various false pretenses, continue curtailing the rights of citizens, so that they merely become serfs to a handful of multinational companies, a global rebellion of ordinary people against super capitalism is certainly not inconceivable. A.J. Beirens