Finding love is a fixation now, and that's because although romantic love can sometimes cause a lot of suffering, it can also give people peaks of happiness that come very close to our ideal of 'the happy state.' — Francois 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 for the happy experiences and pleasures you share. — Francois 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 Image
“Exciting happiness is joy, celebration, travelling, being in bed with a woman you desire.” — François 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 more ways… — François Lelord Copy Share Image
The basic mistake people make is to think that happiness is the goal! — François Lelord Copy Share Image
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 Image
“(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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
