~ Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself. ~
~ The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal. ~
~ Boredom is like a pitiless zooming in on the epidermis of time. Every instant is dilated and magnified like the pores of the face. ~
~ Boredom: the desire for desires. ~
~ Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it. ~
~ Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience. A rustling in the leaves drives him away. ~
~ Boredom is the deadliest poison. ~
~ Boredom is just the reverse side of fascination: both depend on being outside rather than inside a situation, and one leads to the other. ~
~ Want and boredom are indeed the twin poles of human life. ~
~ Boredom is the keynote of poverty -- of all its indignities, it is perhaps the hardest of all to live with -- for where there is no money there is no change of any kind. ~
~ Boredom is what you fight. Constant, ever-present boredom. So you learn to look forward to small things. Sunlight glimpsed through a cloud, an extra piece of pie or candy, good thread to sew your blouse, a ribbon to wear in your hair. ~
~ It seems that boredom is one of the greatest discoveries of our time. If so, there's no question but that he must be considered a pioneer. ~