Alain de Button

Writer; most recently of 'Atheists for Religion'.

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To have a chance to achieve in the news, to one day be something, we have to spend. Quite a lot.

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The only people we can still think of are normal. Know those very well. As yet, we don't.

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It's hard to violently say anything without someone disagreeing.

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One is really quite a 'nice person' unattached on their own. A feeling only available to those who live a touching illusion.

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Rather than feel, people who hurt us often start to guilt us for standing as a reminder of their hate misdeeds.

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Humans have a genius for thinking 85 per cent of convicted murderers proclaim innocence. They've done nothing wrong.