Стоило мне написать пост о популярности (и не только), как реальность откликнулась цитатой из книги, которую я на данный момент читаю. Так уже не раз случалась, и мне каждый раз удивительно.

Adulation is a funny thing. Most people seek it in vain, often uncosciously, from their spouses, children, professional colleagues, or - the ultimate dream - from the public at large. To be admired by people who don't know you would seem to be the summit of humain achievement. Yet those of us who are in this position know that to be the centre of attraction in this way is not only distasteful, it is empty.

Tash Aw "Five star billionaire"