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Alain de Botton
“We don't need to be constantly reasonable in order to have good relationships; all we need to have mastered is the occasional capacity to acknowledge with good grace that we may, in one or two areas, be somewhat insane.”
Alain de Botton, The Course of Love

Alain de Botton
“The partner truly best suited to us is not the one who miraculously happens to share every taste, but the one who can negotiate differences in taste with intelligence and grace.”
Alain de Botton, The Course of Love

Alain de Botton
“...love is a skill, not just an enthusiasm.”
Alain de Botton, The Course of Love

Alain de Botton
“We may be powerless to alter certain events, but we remain free to choose our attitude towards them, and it is in our spontaneous acceptance of necessity that we find our distinctive freedom.”
Alain de Botton, The Consolations of Philosophy

Alain de Botton
“We should add that it is a privilege to be the recipient of a sulk: it means the other person respects and trusts us enough to think we should understand their unspoken hurt. It is one of the odder gifts of love.”
Alain de Botton, The Course of Love

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