The more familiar two people become, the more the language they speak together departs from that of the ordinary, dictionary-defined discourse. Familiarity creates a new language, an in-house language of intimacy that carries reference to the story the two lovers…

Quote by Alain De Botton

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Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that...

Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that...

In Britain, because I live here, I can also run into problems of envy and...

In Britain, because I live here, I can also run into problems of envy and...

I passionately believe that's it's not just what you say that counts, it's also how...

I passionately believe that's it's not just what you say that counts, it's also how...

Status anxiety definitely exists at a political level. Many Iraqis were annoyed with the US...

Status anxiety definitely exists at a political level. Many Iraqis were annoyed with the US...

I am conscious of trying to stretch the boundaries of non-fiction writing. It's always surprised...

I am conscious of trying to stretch the boundaries of non-fiction writing. It's always surprised...

We are certainly influenced by role models, and if we are surrounded by images of...

We are certainly influenced by role models, and if we are surrounded by images of...

It's clear to me that there is no good reason for many philosophy books to...

It's clear to me that there is no good reason for many philosophy books to...

Kant and Hegel are interesting thinkers. But I am happy to insist that they are...

Kant and Hegel are interesting thinkers. But I am happy to insist that they are...

Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that...

Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that...

I'm also interested in the modern suggestion that you can have a combination of love...

I'm also interested in the modern suggestion that you can have a combination of love...

What is fascinating about marriage is why anyone wants to get married.

What is fascinating about marriage is why anyone wants to get married.

The Arab-Israeli conflict is also in many ways a conflict about status: it's a war...

The Arab-Israeli conflict is also in many ways a conflict about status: it's a war...

We may seek a fortune for no greater reason than to secure the respect and...

We may seek a fortune for no greater reason than to secure the respect and...

Pick up any newspaper or magazine, open the TV, and you'll be bombarded with suggestions...

Pick up any newspaper or magazine, open the TV, and you'll be bombarded with suggestions...

I was uncomfortable writing fiction. My love was the personal essay, rather than the novel.

I was uncomfortable writing fiction. My love was the personal essay, rather than the novel.

Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that...

Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that...

When I can't sleep, I read a book by Steve Allen.

When I can't sleep, I read a book by Steve Allen.

When you sell a man a book, you don't sell him 12 ounces of paper...

When you sell a man a book, you don't sell him 12 ounces of paper...

The book can produce an addiction as fierce as heroin or nicotine, forcing us to...

The book can produce an addiction as fierce as heroin or nicotine, forcing us to...

Every book has an intrinsic impossibility, which its writer discovers as soon as his first...

Every book has an intrinsic impossibility, which its writer discovers as soon as his first...

If it is true that every Cuban knows how to read and write, it is...

If it is true that every Cuban knows how to read and write, it is...