To be shown love is to feel ourselves the object of concern: our presence is noted, our name is registered, our views are listened to, our failings are treated with indulgence and our needs are ministered to. And under such care, we flourish.


Status Anxiety (ed. Vintage, 2008) - ISBN: 9780307491336

Alain de Botton Quotes

To be shown love is to feel ourselves the object of concern: our presence is noted, our name is registered, our views are listened to, our failings...

To be shown love is to feel ourselves the object of concern: our presence is noted, our name is registered, our views are listened to, our failings...

To be shown love is to feel ourselves the object of concern: our presence is noted, our name is registered, our views are listened to, our failings...

To be shown love is to feel ourselves the object of concern: our presence is noted, our name is registered, our views are listened to, our failings...