I had discovered that writing–with whatever instrument–was a powerful aid to thinking, and thinking was what I now resolved to do.
~ Barbara Ehrenreich
Barbara Ehrenreich on Mortality
In fact, if you’re not prepared to die when you’re almost sixty, then I would say you’ve been falling down on your philosophical responsibilities as a grown-up human being.
~ Barbara Ehrenreich
Barbara Ehrenreich on Other People
To acknowledge the existence of other people is also to acknowledge that they are not reliable sources of safety or comfort.
~ Barbara Ehrenreich
Barbara Ehrenreich on Slavery
What you don’t necessarily realize when you start selling your time by the hour is that what you’re really selling is your life.
~ Barbara Ehrenreich
Barbara Ehrenreich on Social Media
We want, we crave connectedness, and yet it can turn against us in awful ways.
~ Barbara Ehrenreich / New Yorker, March 21 2020
Barbara Ehrenreich on Trying
The idea is not that we will win in our own lifetimes and that’s the measure of us but that we will die trying. That’s all I can say.
~ Barbara Ehrenreich / New Yorker, March 21st, 2020
Barbara Ehrenreich on Other People
All I’ve been aware of is passing down the centrality of helping other people. And being responsible to other people.
~ Barbara Ehrenreich / New Yorker, March 21st, 2020