ORION CLEMENS

He was always truthful; he was always sincere; he was always honest and honorable. But in light matters-matters of small consequence, like religion and politics and such things--he never acquired a conviction that could survive a disapproving remark from a cat.
- Autobiography of Mark Twain

Orion is a field which grows richer & richer the more he manures it with each new top-dressing of religion or other guano.
- Letter to W. D. Howells, 9/15/1879