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Alain de Botton <\/a>on Vermeer: “But he had communicated a crucial \u2013 and hugely sane \u2013 idea: much of what matters to us is not exciting, urgent, dramatic or special. Most of life is taken up dealing with things which are routine, ordinary, humble, modest and (to be honest) a touch dull. Our culture should focus on getting us to appreciate the average, the everyday and the ordinary.<\/p>\n

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Alain de Botton on Vermeer: “But he had communicated a crucial \u2013 and hugely sane \u2013 idea: much of what matters to us is not exciting, urgent, dramatic or special. Most of life is taken up dealing with things which are routine, ordinary, humble, modest and (to be honest) a touch dull. 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