“No one wants to set out to be a hero, and discover that they've been a villain all along.” Quote by Mira Grant
“The telephone becomes an instrument of torture in the demonic hands of a beloved who doesn't call.” HandsInstrumentsBelovedTortureTelephonesDemonic Book:On Love: A Novel Source: On Love: A Novel
“The problem isn't so much finding good ideas (there is no shortage) as embedding the ones we have into everyday practice.” IdeasProblemPracticeFindingsEverydayGood IdeasShortageEmbedding Author:Alain de Botton
“Most of us still caged within careers chosen for us by our not entirely worldly 18-22 year old selves.” YearsStillsSelfCareersChosenWorldlyCagedOld Self Author:Alain de Botton
“When you look at the Moon, you think, ‘I’m really small. What are my problems?’ It sets things into perspective. We should all look at the Moon a bit more often.” ThinkingShouldLooksProblemInspirationMotivationBitsPerspectiveMoon Author:Alain de Botton
“The problem is if you really believe in a society where those who merit to get to the top, get to the top, you’ll also, by implication … believe in a society where those who deserve to get to the bottom also get to the bottom and stay there.” IfsBelieveProblemInspirationMotivationDeserveBottomMeritImplications Author:Alain de Botton
“The challenge of modern relationships: how to prove more interesting than the other's smartphone.” ChallengesInterestingModernProveSmartphones Author:Alain de Botton
“The fear of saying something stupid (which stupid people never have) has censored far more good ideas than bad ones.” PeopleIdeasStupidGood IdeasStupid PeopleCensored Author:Alain de Botton
“We should keep a careful diary of our moments of envy: they are our covert guides to what we should try to do next.” ShouldTryingMomentsNextCarefulEnvyGuidesDiariesCovert Author:Alain de Botton
“Unnatural to expect that learning to be happy should be any easier than, say, learning to play the violin or require any less practice.” ShouldPlayPracticeEasierUnnaturalViolin Author:Alain de Botton
“The media insists on taking what someone didn't mean to say as being far closer to the truth than what they did.” MeanMedia Author:Alain de Botton