"Depressing as it might seem, misanthropy does register a fundamental truth about humankind as it has come to be."

"The more we affect and are affected by others, the more we can perceive and understand the plurality of other human lives and experiences."

"Trust has value in itself because it is an expression of our agency, even of what we might call our personhood."

"Our unfreedom under capitalism stems from how the purpose of our economy, of our life-sustaining activities, is already decided."