One of the better guarantors of ending up in a good relationship: an advanced capacity to be alone.
Alain de BottonA dominant impulse on encountering beauty is to wish to hold on to it, to possess it and give it weight in oneโs life. There is an urge to say, โI was here, I saw this and it mattered to me.
Alain de BottonOne kind of good book should leave you asking: how did the author know that about me?
Alain de BottonMost of what makes a book 'good' is that we are reading it at the right moment for us.
Alain de Botton