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There is a longing for a return to a time without the need for choices, free of the regret at the inevitable loss that all choice (however wonderful) has entailed.
Alain de Botton
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Alain de Botton
Age: 54
Born: 1969
Born: December 20
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City of Zurich
Alain De Botton
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