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> [Because I have been a magician for many years, people have often asked me whether I ever have sawn a woman in half. I reply, Oh, yes I've sawn over seventy women in half in my lifetime, and I'm learning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-smullyan/because-i-have-been-a-magician-for-many-years-people-have-often-asked/)

[Raymond Smullyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-smullyan/)

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## More by Raymond Smullyan

> [Why should I be worried about death?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-smullyan/why-should-i-be-worried-about-death/)

[Raymond Smullyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-smullyan/)

> [Humor could not flourish in a wholly serious and rational atmosphere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-smullyan/humor-could-not-flourish-in-a-wholly-serious-and-rational-atmosphere/)

[Raymond Smullyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-smullyan/)

> [Why should I be worried about dying? It's not going to happen in my lifetime!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-smullyan/why-should-i-be-worried-about-dying-it-s-not-going-to-happen-in-my/)

[Raymond Smullyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-smullyan/)

> [Because I have been a magician for many years, people have often asked me whether I ever have sawn a woman in half. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-smullyan/because-i-have-been-a-magician-for-many-years-people-have-often-asked/)

[Raymond Smullyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-smullyan/)

> [There is nothing like a naturalistic orientation to dispel all these morbid thoughts of "sin" and "free will" and "moral responsibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-smullyan/there-is-nothing-like-a-naturalistic-orientation-to-dispel-all-these/)

[Raymond Smullyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-smullyan/)

> [Recently, someone asked me if I believed in astrology. He seemed somewhat puzzled when I explained that the reason I don't is that I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-smullyan/recently-someone-asked-me-if-i-believed-in-astrology-he-seemed/)

[Raymond Smullyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-smullyan/)

> [All my life I have been intensely repelled by the idea of 'making an effort'. I hate this idea today as much as I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-smullyan/all-my-life-i-have-been-intensely-repelled-by-the-idea-of-making-an/)

[Raymond Smullyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-smullyan/)

> [I have free will, but not of my own choice. I have never freely chosen to have free will. I have to have free…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-smullyan/i-have-free-will-but-not-of-my-own-choice-i-have-never-freely-chosen/)

[Raymond Smullyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-smullyan/)

> [It has always puzzled me that so many people have taken it for granted that God favors those who believe in him. Isn't it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-smullyan/it-has-always-puzzled-me-that-so-many-people-have-taken-it-for/)

[Raymond Smullyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-smullyan/)

> [I believe that either Jupiter has life or it doesn't. But I neither believe that it does, nor do I believe that it doesn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-smullyan/i-believe-that-either-jupiter-has-life-or-it-doesn-t-but-i-neither/)

[Raymond Smullyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-smullyan/)

> [Why do I act as I do? To tell you the truth, I have absolutely no idea why. It is simply my nature to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-smullyan/why-do-i-act-as-i-do-to-tell-you-the-truth-i-have-absolutely-no-idea/)

[Raymond Smullyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-smullyan/)

> [Some people are always critical of vague statements. I tend rather to be critical of precise statements; they are the only ones which can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-smullyan/some-people-are-always-critical-of-vague-statements-i-tend-rather-to/)

[Raymond Smullyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-smullyan/)

> [Metaphysical problems about "mind" versus "matter" arise only from epistemological confusions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-smullyan/metaphysical-problems-about-mind-versus-matter-arise-only-from/)

[Raymond Smullyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-smullyan/)

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