Being incomprehensible offers unparalleled protection against having nothing to say...but writing with simplicity requires courage, for there is a danger that one will be overlooked, dismissed as simpleminded by those with a tenacious belief that the impassable prose is a hallmark of intelligence.
Alain de BottonAlthough I don't believe in God, Bach's music shows me what a love of God must feel like.
Alain de BottonThe largest part of what we call 'personality' is determined by how we've opted to defend ourselves against anxiety and sadness".
Alain de BottonYou need a long hard day's work to reveal the logic of the craving for very bad tv and alcohol.
Alain de Botton