"...my boredom might be described as a malady affecting external objects and consisting of a withering process; an almost instantaneous loss of vitality--just as though one saw a flower change in a few seconds from a bud to decay and dust."

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Source : Alberto Moravia (2011). “Boredom”, p.5, New York Review of Books

Alberto Moravia

#Flower Quotes #Loss Quotes #Dust Quotes

“Can you imagine what you could do, if you did all that you can?”
“It was the defining event and remains a thousand degrees hot.”
“The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities-a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.”
“Bad guys don't think they're bad guys. Hitler probably thought he was a wonderful guy doing some wonderful and righteous work for Germany.”
“In the event of an oxygen shortage on airplanes, mothers of young children are always reminded to put on their own oxygen mask first, to better assist the children with theirs. The same tactic is necessary on terra firma. There's no way of sustaining our children if we don't first rescue ourselves. I don't call that selfish behavior. I call it love.”
“In the Craft the Goddess is not omnipotent. The cosmos is interesting rather than perfect, and everything is not part of some greater plan, nor is all necessarily under control.”
“Just because I've got blonde hair and haven't been to Bosnia doesn't mean I'm a bimbo. I am still a serious journalist.”
“My mother always told me that as you go through life, no matter what you do, or how you do it, you leave a little footprint, and that's your legacy.”

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