Alain de Botton (; born 20 December 1969) is a Swiss-born British author and philosopher. His books discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emphasizing philosophy's relevance to everyday life. He published Essays in Love (1993), which went on to sell two million copies. Other bestsellers include How Proust Can Change...
—Carl Hilty in Happiness: Essays on the Meaning of Life
Everything I like is either illegal, immoral or fattening.