More quotes by Alain de Botton

"The arrogance that says analysing the relationship between reasons and causes is more important than writing a philosophy of shyness or sadness or friendship drives me nuts. I can't accept that."
"Most of what makes a book 'good' is that we are reading it at the right moment for us."
"I passionately believe that's it's not just what you say that counts, it's also how you say it - that the success of your argument critically depends on your manner of presenting it."
"One rarely falls in love without being as much attracted to what is interestingly wrong with someone as what is objectively healthy."
"The difference between hope and despair is a different way of telling stories from the same facts."