Louis-Ferdinand Celine :
Living, just by itself -- what a dirge that is! Life is a classroom and Boredom's the usher, there all the time to spy on you; whatever happens, you've got to look as if you were awfully busy all the time doing something that's terribly exciting --or he'll come along and nibble your brain.
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Life and Living
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Bores and Boredom
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Success
Gift it
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