“The distinction between two selves is applied to the measurement of well-being, where we find again that what makes the experiencing self happy is not quite the same as what satisfies the remembering self. How two selves within a single body can pursue happiness raises some difficult questions, both for individuals and for societies that view the well-being of the population as a policy objective.”
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
“someone must suffer, if the rest are to enjoy luxury.”
― The Stone Sky
― The Stone Sky
“You couldn’t spell obligation if I shoved the letters up your ass.” “I gotta say, I don’t think that would help,” said Gideon. “God, I’m glad you didn’t teach me my spelling.”
― Gideon the Ninth
― Gideon the Ninth
“We will have set her free … to struggle for survival along with everyone else. But that is better than the illusion of safety in a gilded cage, is it not?”
― The Stone Sky
― The Stone Sky
“There is always loss, with change.”
― The Stone Sky
― The Stone Sky
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