Quote of the Day

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

Because they’re paid to read, the aspect of books which literary critics forget to focus on is whether or not they’re boring.

— Alain de Botton, via his Twitter feed.

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1 Response to Quote of the Day

  1. bjk's avatar bjk says:
    January 13, 2013 at 7:01 pm

    I heard him on the radio recently. The radio lady was trying to engage him in a conversation but he wanted to deliver a speech. I’m sure he probably has a very Montaignean essay somewhere about the pleasures of conversation.

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