Battles over status can be even more intractable than those over land or water or oil. — Alain de Botton
You can’t put stuff out there without someone calling you a complete fool. Oh, well. — Alain de Botton
It’s clear to me that there is no good reason for many philosophy books to sound as complicated as they do. — Alain de Botton
Kant and hegel are interesting thinkers. But I am happy to insist that they are also terrible writers. — Alain de Botton
I was uncomfortable writing fiction. My love was the personal essay, rather than the novel. — Alain de Botton