relationships

  1. This book was much better than I expected. Written in the author’s “real voice.”

    There was no “hidding” in the book, Scott Galloway described events from his life and actions “as-is” without trying to make him look better. That is the honesty I like a lot. There were several moments when I was touched and tears got me.

    Real, simple life advice from the American entepreneur/professor in his 50s. Focus on relationships, people, mates, friends, children.

     Scott Galloway
  2. Love the idea behind books like this. Important topic, simple language.
    The School of Life
  3. I like Perel’s talks a lot. But not sure I really like style of the book. I think some of the ideas I didn’t agree with. Also it took me a while to finish this book. Ironically I was going through breakup while reading it.
    Esther Perel

  4. Novel about modern relationships, with all the real challenges and every day issues.

    I loved the style of the book. It had this one unqiue trick. After some situation there would be explanation from the author - basically the lesson learned from that particular situation. I loved it, because a lot of fiction works sometimes difficult for me to absorb and extract the lessons.

    However, beside this clever idea of author’s remarks I don’t think novel worked for me. I wasn’t able to relate to the main male character.

     Alain de Botton
  5. Love and respect. — Without respect, love cannot go long.
    Bruce Lee
  6. I believe that human beings need first to be children before they can be grown-ups. Otherwise, they remain like television’s adult-child all their lives, with no sense of belonging, no capacity for lasting relationships, no respect for limits, and not grasp of the future.
    Neil Postman
  7. Little Prince: “In those days, I didn’t understand anything. I should have judged her according to her actions, not her words. She perfumed my planet and lit up my life. I should never have run away! I ought to have realized the tenderness underlying her silly pretensions. Flowers are so contradictory! But I was too young to know how to love her.”
    Antoine de Saint-Exupéry