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“Remember that bravery is not the lack of fear but the ability to move forward in spite of fear.”
“I alternate between thinking of the planet as home - dear and familiar stone hearth and garden - and as a hard land of exile in which we are all sojourners.”
― Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters
― Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters
“Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
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“I am not a person to say the words out loud / I think them strongly, or let them hunger from the page.”
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“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.”
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“I would like to learn, or remember, how to live.”
― Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters
― Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters
Alain de Botton
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A chance to discuss the work of Alain de Botton, especially the latest title, A Week at the Airport. Dates, October 18-24
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