I was much cheered upon my arrival [in prison], by the warder at the gate, who had to take particulars about me. He asked my religion, and I replied, ‘agnostic.’ He asked how to spell it, and remarked with a sigh, “Well, there are many religions, but I suppose they all worship the same God.” This remark kept me cheerful for about a week.

The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell: 1914-1944, ch. 1 "The First War" (1968) - Russell, Bertrand | WIST Quotations Quotations

I was much cheered upon my arrival [in prison], by the warder at the gate, who had to take particulars about me. He asked my religion, and I replied, 'agnostic.' He asked how to spell it, and remarked with a sigh, "Well, there are many religions, but I suppose they…

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