My writing always came out of a very personal place, out of an attempt to stay sane. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes attempt personal place
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 000bankruptfill Change image and share on social
We may seek a fortune for no greater reason than to secure the respect and attention of people who would otherwise look straight through us. Alain de Botton attentionfortunegreat Change image and share on social
I feel that the great challenge of our time is the communication of ideas. Alain de Botton challengecommunicationfeel Change image and share on social
There's never been anything I didn't love that I didn't connect with on a personal level because, to some degree, I projected upon it. Nic Pizzolatto connectdegreelevel Change image and share on social
After all, we are not French and never can be, and any attempt to be so is to deny our inheritance and to try to impose upon ourselves a character that can be nothing but a veneer upon the surface. Edward Hopper attemptcharacterdeny Change image and share on social
I don't think even when you find a person, you can be completely honest, ever. There's still pieces of you that you don't give away. I do believe you always need that place where it's just you, your thoughts, no one else's judgment or anything. Alicia Keys completelyfindgive share on social
