Alain de Botton
Writer Alain de Botton answers the five questions, answering against pessimism, for Stendhal.
DOB: 20 December, 1969
Favorite book: On Love, Stendhal
Heroes: Stendhal, Montaigne, Flaubert
What makes you laugh: Extreme pessimism. Like Seneca’s quote, ‘What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears.’
Charity worth giving to: Any educational charity
Five words that sound good: Melancholy, tristesse, love, lemon, bread