Sign in with Facebook
“Am I a good person? Deep down, do I even really want to be a good person, or do I only want to seem like a good person so that people (including myself) will approve of me? Is there a difference? How do I ever actually know whether I'm bullshitting myself, morally speaking?”
― Consider the Lobster and Other Essays
― Consider the Lobster and Other Essays
“No man ever threw away life while it was worth keeping.”
― Essays on Suicide and the Immortality of the Soul
― Essays on Suicide and the Immortality of the Soul
“the fact that different cultures have different practices no more refutes [moral] objectivism than the fact that water flows in different directions in different places refutes the law of gravity”
―
―
“But the life of a man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.”
― On Suicide
― On Suicide
“All sentiment is right; because sentiment has a reference to nothing beyond itself, and is always real, wherever a man is conscious of it. But all determinations of the understanding are not right; because they have a reference to something beyond themselves, to wit, real matter of fact; and are not always conformable to that standard.”
― Of the Standard of Taste and Other Essays
― Of the Standard of Taste and Other Essays
Ahllyn’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Ahllyn’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Ahllyn hasn't connected with their friends on Goodreads, yet.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Ahllyn
Lists liked by Ahllyn
