The good parent: someone who doesn't mind, for a time, being hated by their children.
Alain de BottonEvery adult life could be said to be defined by two great love stories: the story of our quest for sexual love and the story of our quest for love from the world.
Alain de BottonWhen Proust urges us to evaluate the world properly, he repeatedly reminds us of the value of modest scenes.
Alain de BottonAnyone who isn't embarrassed of who they were last year probably isn't learning enough.
Alain de Botton