We are bored in the city, to still discover mysteries on the signs along the street, latest state of humor and poetry, requires getting damned tired... Gilles Ivain (aka Ivan Chtcheglov)

Tom McDonough
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We are bored in the city, to still discover mysteries on the signs along the street, latest state of humor and poetry, requires getting damned tired...Gilles Ivain (aka Ivan Chtcheglov) This quote is about how it is okay to be bored in the city. But when you are in a place where you don’t know what to do you can get in trouble. Gilles Ivain is a French writer, translator, and poet. He uses this quote throughout his novels. He uses his life as well as his travels to show how much he needs to get out of the city.

Source: The Situationists And The City: A Reader

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