At 12, I wanted to be an architect, at 18, a writer, and now, at forty, an architect again. I’m powerfully drawn to everything related to building, but I also love ideas. These are my two passions.
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Alain de Botton
Writer and philosopher; founder of The School of Life
Switzerland / United Kingdom
Arts and letters
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Fear, anxiety, longing, love, art, beauty.
I'd grow more hair and try to be less mortal.
Dying before my children are adults.
Impatience with difficult projects: panicking and giving up too quickly.
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