“Boredom is therefore a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.”

― Bertrand Russell, The Conquest of Happiness

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“Nobody can always have devout feelings: and even if we could, feelings are not what God principally cares about.”

― C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

“Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.”

― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“To such an extent does passion manifest itself in us as a temporary and distinct character, which not only takes the place of our normal character but actually obliterates the signs by which that character has hitherto been discernible.”

― Marcel Proust, Swann's Way

“Just remember that the things you put into your head are there forever”

― Cormac McCarthy, The Road

“Churches thrive on martyrdom and persecution; it's their best advertising.”

― Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land

“Once in a mental hospital, a person grows used to the freedom that exists in the world of insanity and becomes addicted to it.”

― Paulo Coelho, Veronika Decides to Die

“I felt so lonesome, all of a sudden. I almost wished I was dead.”

― J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

“The perfect woman, you see, was a working woman; not an idler; not a fine lady; but one who used her hands and her head and her heart for the good of others.”

― Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles

“A swift carriage, of a dark night, rattling with four horses over roads that one can't see—that's my idea of happiness.”

― Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

“I am alone in the midst of these happy, reasonable voices. All these creatures spend their time explaining, realizing happily that they agree with each other. In Heaven’s name, why is it so important to think the same things all together.”

― Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea

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