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Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that were written because authors couldn't find anyone to talk to.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Anyone Authors Because Books Destination Find Given Lonely Most Numbers Talk Valuable Were Written

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I am always anxious.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Always Am Anxious I Am

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All tours are filled with humiliation. My publisher once hired a private jet to fly me to a venue where 1,000 people were waiting. It almost bankrupted him.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Almost Filled Fly Him Hired Humiliation Jet Me Once People Private Publisher Tours Venue Waiting Were Where

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Never, ever become a writer. It's a nightmare.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Become Ever Never Nightmare Writer

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My writing always came out of a very personal place, out of an attempt to stay sane.

~Alain De Botton

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I think people want to get married to end their emotional uncertainty. In a way, they want to end powerful feelings, or certainly the negative ones.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Certainly Emotional End Feelings Get Get Married Married Negative People Powerful Think Uncertainty Want Way I Think

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I am not a foodie, thank goodness. I will eat pretty much anything. A lot of my friends are getting incredibly fussy about food and I see it as a bit of an affliction.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: About Affliction Am Anything Bit Eat Food Friends Fussy Getting Goodness Incredibly Lot Much Pretty Pretty Much Anything See Thank Thank Goodness Will I Am I See

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I went to church and couldn't swallow it. The music was nice but I don't belong there.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Belong Church Music Nice Swallow

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When work is not going well, it's useful to remember that our identities stretch beyond what is on the business card, that we were people long before we became workers - and will continue to be human once we have put our tools down forever.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Became Before Beyond Business Card Continue Down Forever Going Human Identities Long Once Our People Put Remember Stretch Tools Useful Well Were Will Work Workers

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Many moments in religion seem attractive to me even though I can't believe in any of it.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Any Attractive Believe Even Many Me Moments Religion Seem Though

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: December 20th, 1969

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