“Being alone is a matter of choice.”
“Being male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of age. But being a gentleman is a matter of choice.”
“If people can't stand being alone, they have no choice but to die”
“Being solitary is being alone well: being alone luxuriously immersed in doings of your own choice, aware of the fullness of your won presence rather than of the absence of others. Because solitude is an achievement. ”
“Being vegan is not a matter of "lifestyle." It is a matter of fundamental moral obligation. Is being vegan a matter of "choice"? Only insofar as we are able to choose to ignore our moral obligations not to exploit the vulnerable.”
“Human beings can get used to virtually anything, given plenty of time and no choice in the matter whatsoever.”