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Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Alain de Botton
Born: December 20, 1969 (age 54)
Bio: Alain de Botton is a Swiss-born, British-based philosopher, writer, and television presenter. His books and television programmes discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emphasizing philosophy's relevance to everyday life.
Known for:
- Essays in Love (1993)
- The Course of Love (2016)
- How Proust Can Change Your Life: Not a Novel (1997)
- Status Anxiety (2004)
- The Art of Travel (2002)
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