Joanne Harris Quotes

Nothing is sacred, right?

There's nothing more fun than making fun of what's sacred.

Impiety. Your irreverence toward my deity.

Men blaspheme what they do not know.

They showed to us, moreover, with much derision the symbol of the cross. They spat upon it and wiped the feces from their posteriors with it. At last they urinated on it, as on some despicable thing, and threw our cross at us....

Religion deserves no more respect than a pile of garbage

Irreverence is another person's disrespect to your god; there isn't any word that tells what your disrespect to his god is.

Irreverence is an essential part of our culture.

It is hard to think of anything more vile than to intentionally desecrate the Body of Christ.

Built God a church and laughed His word to scorn.

Burn the Louvre, and wipe your ass with the Mona Lisa. This way at least, God would know our names.

True irreverence is disrespect for another man's god.

A soldier of fortune with twisted tongue will come to pillage the sanctuary of the gods; To the heretics he will open the gate, thus stirring up the Church militant.

I didn't care about anyone or listen to nobody, only my father or mother. I would fight my coaches and say: 'Who are you to scream or shout at me? Are you my dad? Talk to me normally.'

The only reason I'd bring a Bible out here is if I needed toilet paper.

There is no doubt I have offended many people. No doubt, also, that I have blasphemed. I sometimes try to offend as part of my routine - after all, the essence of humour, even in a child, is the effort to shock and surprise.

None so nearly disposed to scoffing at religion as those who have accustomed themselves to swear on trifling occasions.

This is his uncle's teaching, this Worcester, Malevolent to you In all aspects, Which makes him prune himself and bristle up The crest of youth against your dignity.

Sin! Sin! Thou art a hateful and horrible thing, that abominable thing which God hates. And what wonder? Thou hast insulted His holy majesty; thou hast bereaved Him of beloved children; thou hast crucified the Son of His infinite love; thou hast vexed His gracious Spirit; thou hast defied His power; thou hast despised His grace; and in the body and blood of Jesus, as if that were a common thing, thou hast trodden under foot His matchless mercy. Surely, brethren, the wonder of wonders is, that sin is not that abominable thing which we also hate.

Desecration is the smile on my face.

Zounds! sir, you are one of those that will not serve God if the devil bid you.

Nothing is greater or more fearful sacrilege than to prostitute the great name of God to the petulancy of an idle tongue.

You the devil in drag. You can burn your cross, Well, I'll burn your flag.

You could say that to the pope. I want to talk to you about Jesus. He'd be like, easy, freak.

I like offending people, because I think people who get offended should be offended.