Paul Allopenna
https://www.goodreads.com/pallopenna
“The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.”
― The Silver Stallion
― The Silver Stallion
“I take no sides. I am interested in the shape of ideas. There is a wonderful sentence in Augustine: "Do not despair; one the thieves was saved. Do not presume; one of the thieves was damned." That sentence has a wonderful shape. It is the shape that matters.”
―
―
“I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.”
― The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History
― The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History
Remembrance Of Things Past 2008
— 28 members
— last activity Nov 16, 2010 08:03AM
We're reading a book a month until we get through the whole thing. ...more
Wodehouse cracks me up
— 395 members
— last activity Jan 14, 2026 01:00PM
All Wodehouse, all the time. From Psmith to Blandings, from Uncle Fred to the incomparable Jeeves. Step right up, you'll be Right Ho-ing and stealing ...more
Paul’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Paul’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by Paul
Lists liked by Paul

























