Alain de Botton Quotes


Newspapers are being read all around. The point is not, of course, to glean new information, but rather to coax the mind out of its sleep-induced introspective temper.


Citations

de Botton, Alain. A Week at the Airport. Profile Books, 2009, p. 43.

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Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton
  • Born: December 20, 1969
  • Nationality: Swiss, British
  • Profession: Writer, Speaker

Alain de Botton, FRSL is a Swiss-born British philosopher and author. His books discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emphasizing philosophy's relevance to everyday life. He published Essays in Love (1993), which went on to sell two million copies. Other bestsellers include How Proust Can Change Your Life (1997), Status Anxiety (2004) and The Architecture of Happiness (2006).