The quickest way to stop noticing something, may be to buy it—just as the quickest way to stop appreciating someone may — Alain de Botton, Status Anxiety
The quickest way to stop noticing something, may be to buy it—just as the quickest way to stop appreciating someone may — Alain de Botton, Status Anxiety
The quickest way to stop noticing something, may be to buy it—just as the quickest way to stop appreciating someone may — Alain de Botton, Status Anxiety
The quickest way to stop noticing something, may be to buy it—just as the quickest way to stop appreciating someone may — Alain de Botton, Status Anxiety
The quickest way to stop noticing something, may be to buy it—just as the quickest way to stop appreciating someone may — Alain de Botton, Status Anxiety
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The quickest way to stop noticing something, may be to buy it—just as the quickest way to stop appreciating someone may be to marry him or her.

— Alain de Botton, Status Anxiety
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