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."
"Intimacy is the capacity to be rather weird with someone - and finding that that's ok with them."
"The moment we cry in a film is not when things are sad but when they turn out to be more beautiful than we expected them to be."
"The difference between hope and despair is a different way of telling stories from the same facts."
"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."