Niki Wang

“More plausibly, a subjective view of ethics is a result of the hollowing out of religion. Expressed in universal laws or commands, ‘morality’ is a relic of monotheism. If there is no author of these edicts, what authority can they have? In religion, the author was God. Later, with the rise of the Enlightenment, it came to be ‘humanity’. But humankind cannot be the author of anything, since there is no such thing as a universal human agent. All that exists is the multitudinous human animal, with its many different moralities.”
― John N. Gray, Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life

“Much of the history of philosophy consists of the worship of linguistic fictions. Relying on what they can touch, smell and see, cats are not ruled by words.”
― John N. Gray, Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life

“5 Forget about pursuing happiness, and you may find it”
― John N. Gray, Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life

“She takes a detour to the boutique on Salusbury Road and spends an hour leafing through clothes she doesn’t need before leaving with a pair of forest-green-framed sunglasses that she also doesn’t need.”
― Lisa Jewell, None of This is True