But if I decide to decide there’s a different, less selfish, less lone…

David Foster Wallace
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But if I decide to decide there’s a different, less selfish, less lonely point to my life, won’t the reason for this decision be my desire to be less lonely, meaning to suffer less overall pain? Can the decision to be less selfish ever be anything other than a selfish decision? ✨ David Foster Wallace (2012). Consider The Lobster: Essays and Arguments, p.105, Hachette UK
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