Despite our best efforts to clean it of its peculiarities, sex will never be either simple or nice in the ways we might like it to be. - Alain de Botton
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Despite our best efforts to clean it of its peculiarities, sex will never be either simple or nice in the ways we might like it to be.
Alain de Botton (born 20 December 1969) is a Swiss-born British philosopher and author. His books and television programs discuss various contemporary subjects and themes in a philosophical style, emphasizing philosophy's relevance to everyday life. De Botton comes from a Sephardic Jewish family, originating from a small Castilian town of Boton (now vanished) on the Iberian peninsula.
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A well-loved child is set a challenging precedent. In its very nature, parental love works to conceal the effort which went into generating it. It shields the recipient from the donor's complexity and sadness - and from an awareness of how many other interests, friends and concerns the parent has sacrificed in the name of love.
"The materialistic view of happiness of our age starkly revealed in our understanding of the word "luxury.
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