That's right, ' she told the girls. 'You are bored. And I'm going to let you in on a little secret about life. You think it's boring now? Well, it only gets more boring. The sooner you learn it's on you to make life interesting, the better off you'll be. Maria Semple
Is life not a thousand times too short for us to bore ourselves?
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Friedrich Nietzsche
I really think I write about everyday life. I don't think I'm quite as odd as others say I am. Life is intrinsically, well, boring and dangerous at the same time. At any given moment the floor may open up. Of course, it almost never...
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Edward Gorey
The absence of the will to live is, alas, not sufficient to make one want to die.
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Michel Houellebecq
Boredom can be a lethal thing on a small island.
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Christopher Moore
What's this about?"" Finally. Interest, " was the only response." If this is one of your tricks.." Like the time Torin had ordered hundreds of blow-up dolls and placed them throughout the fortress, all because Paris had foolishly complained about the lack of female companionship...
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Gena Showalter
More Quotes By Maria Semple
Was it happiness I'd found in my long marriage? Or capitulation? Or is that all happiness is, capitulation?
That was happiness. Not the framed greatest hits, but the moments in between. At the time, I hadn't pegged them as being particularly happy. But now, looking back at those phantom snapshots, I'm struck by my calm, my ease, the evident comfort with my life....
Maybe that’s what religion is, hurling yourself off a cliff and trusting that something bigger will take care of you and carry you to the right place.
As far as I’m concerned, the only thing sweeter than seeing a friend is that friend canceling on me.
