“Edouard said that he didn't take Hector for a fool, but he could see that Hector had fallen in love, which was… — François Lelord Copy Share Image
“He had fallen in love with her emotions, and that was a very profound feeling indeed.” — François Lelord Copy Share Image
Lesson no. 17: Happiness is caring about the happiness of those you love. — François Lelord Copy Share Image
Very different from eros is philia, a serene love much more akin to friendship, with its reciprocal kindnesses. You love each other… — Francois Lelord Copy Share Image
People fall in love more easily when they are already troubled by another emotion because we know that any intense emotional state… — François Lelord Copy Share Image
Eros is not tranquil-it gives us spikes of happiness rather than a constant feeling of wellbeing. It's the love we feel at… — François Lelord Copy Share Image
Finding love is a fixation now, and that's because although romantic love can sometimes cause a lot of suffering, it can also… — Francois Lelord Copy Share Image
“He had realised that it was Clara he loved, and that he loved her in many different ways. (Because there are even… — François Lelord Copy Share Image
We fall in love or stay in love with people who are unsuitable or who no longer love us and, conversely, we… — François Lelord Copy Share Image
And, like poor Phaedra, we fall in love not with who we want to fall in love with, but with one who… — François Lelord Copy Share Image
It is love that transports us, that fills us with joy! Love turns life into one long adventure, every encounter is a… — François Lelord Copy Share Image
“Adeline was really rather charming, she always had a man in her life, but it never worked out: either they were nice… — François Lelord Copy Share Image
“And since he was seeing more and more people who were unhappy for no apparent reason, he was becoming more and more tired, and… — François Lelord Copy Share
“Exciting happiness is joy, celebration, travelling, being in bed with a woman you desire.” — François Lelord Copy Share
“He had realised that it was Clara he loved, and that he loved her in many different ways. (Because there are even more ways… — François Lelord Copy Share
Happiness. We're tearing our hair out to try to find a definition of it, for heaven's sake. Is it joy? People will tell you… — François Lelord Copy Share
“(Be very wary of people who declare that they’re going to create heaven on earth, they almost invariably create hell.)” — François Lelord Copy Share
People fall in love more easily when they are already troubled by another emotion because we know that any intense emotional state greatly increases… — François Lelord Copy Share
I didn't intend 'Hector' to be a self-help book when I first started writing. I wrote it as a little tale about a psychiatrist,… — Francois Lelord Copy Share
“The only shadow on my happiness is when I tell myself sometimes that as it's all going well, it can't last, that one day… — François Lelord Copy Share
“Adeline was really rather charming, she always had a man in her life, but it never worked out: either they were nice but she… — François Lelord Copy Share
He who spends too long regretting his ruined crop will be neglect to plant next year's harvest. — François Lelord Copy Share
