“He didn't necessarily think that it was okay, but when a psychiatrist says 'okay', it just means 'I understand what you're saying.” — François Lelord Copy Share Image
“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 Love Copy Share Image
“He had fallen in love with her emotions, and that was a very profound feeling indeed.” — François Lelord Complex 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 Affair Copy Share Image
“They were both going to the big country where there were more psychiatrists than anywhere else in the world. We could just… — Francois Lelord Apple pie 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 Adolescence Copy Share Image
“True wisdom would be the ability to live without this scenery, to be the same person even at the bottom of a… — François Lelord True wisdom Copy Share Image
“Lesson no. 5: Sometimes happiness is not knowing the whole story” — François Lelord Happiness 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… — François Lelord Afraid 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 Different Copy Share Image
“But, in reality, being unhappy might also teach him something about happiness.” — François Lelord Happiness Copy Share Image
“I'm old enough to ask myself that question, but not so old that I don't care what the answer is.” — François Lelord Old enough 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… — François Lelord Happiness 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 Choices Copy Share Image
“Or rather, he was sad because that morning he'd understood that he'd understood nothing, because while he still understood nothing he wasn't… — François Lelord Confusing Copy Share Image
