More quotes by Alain de Botton

"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."
"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."
"Feeling lost, crazy and desperate belongs to a good life as much as optimism, certainty and reason."
"The difference between hope and despair is a different way of telling stories from the same facts."
"One rarely falls in love without being as much attracted to what is interestingly wrong with someone as what is objectively healthy."