#bored

Monotony has nothing to do with a place; monotony, either in its sensation or its infliction, is simply the quality of a person. There are no dreary sights; there are only dreary sight seers. ↗

— G.K. Chesterton

#marshes #monotony #boredom

One wonders what would happen in a society in which there were no rules to break. Doubtless everyone would quickly die of boredom. ↗

— Susan Howatch

#boredom

Well, if you weren't flirting with him"-his voice had now grown a little plaintive-"who was he, and what did you want with him anyway?" "If you are so determined to bore me, I may just have to go home." Astrid sighed carelessly, "What a shame, when I am wearing such a pretty dress. ↗

— Anna Godbersen

#boredom #flirting #boredom

Maybe happiness too is a metaphor invented on a day of boredom ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

#boredom

My despair is less despair than boredom and loneliness. ↗

— Anthony Swofford

#despair #loneliness #boredom

You need to let the little things that would ordinarily bore you suddenly thrill you. ↗

— Andy Warhol

#little-things #thrill #boredom

I am never bored; to be bored is an insult to one's self. ↗

— Jules Renard

#boredom

I'm just not having a very good time and I don't have any reason to think it'll get anything but worse. I'm tired. I'm hurt. I'm sad. I feel used. ↗

— Marsha Norman

#ennui #suicide #boredom

Boredom comes from a boring mind. ↗

— Metallica

#boredom

I rushed ahead until another girls' bathroom appeared. I pushed the door open, planning to leave Noah outside while I collected myself. But he followed me in. Two younger girls were standing at te mirror applying lip gloss. "Get out," Noah said to them, his voice laced with boredom. As if they were the ones who didn't belong in the girls' bathroom. ↗

— Michelle Hodkin

#romance #boredom