We are sad at home and blame the weather and the ugliness of the buildings, but on the tropical island we learn that the state of the skies and the appearance of our dwellings can never on their own underwrite our joy nor condemn us to misery.


The Art of Travel (ed. Penguin UK, 2003) - ISBN: 9780141930268

Alain de Botton Quotes

We are sad at home and blame the weather and the ugliness of the buildings, but on the tropical island we learn that the state of the skies and the...

We are sad at home and blame the weather and the ugliness of the buildings, but on the tropical island we learn that the state of the skies and the...

We are sad at home and blame the weather and the ugliness of the buildings, but on the tropical island we learn that the state of the skies and the...

We are sad at home and blame the weather and the ugliness of the buildings, but on the tropical island we learn that the state of the skies and the...