Quotes About Apathy

The very worst disadvantage of being too strong is that nobody cares even when you are hurt.

The feelings I use to have for you, are no longer there & for the first time in a while I really don't care.

No you don't miss me. You're just bored.

A guilty suffering spirit is more open to grace than an apathetic or smug soul.

so I don't fucking kill myself of boredom

But it was not kindness he lacked; it was interest. His gaze passed over her as if she were not there.

But it was not kindness he lacked; it was interest.

I have my work and my faith... If that's boring to some people, I can't tell you how much I don't care.

I was so happy renting in New York City for so long because renting—or at least the way I rented, which involved never lifting a finger to better my surroundings—allows you to let things literally fall apart all around you. Then, when it gets to be too much, you just move on.

Undankbarkeit beginnt mit dem Vergessen. Aus Vergessen folgt Gleichgültigkeit, aus der Gleichgültigkeit Unzufriedenheit, aus der Unzufriedenheit Verzweiflung, aus der Verzweiflung der Fluch.

indifference is fragile armour. — Manuel Ulacia (1953-2001), from "The Stone at the Bottom." Poetry in Translation (archived) Translated by Sarah Lawson.

Auch, wenn ihre Nachbarn litten - solange das Leid nicht bei ihnen selbst Einkehr hielt, zogen sie es vor, wegzusehen und so zu tun, als würden die schlechten Dinge nicht existieren. Es war nicht immer Feigheit. Für manche erforderte das Leben an sich schon sehr viel Mut.

their eager, childlike attention was refreshing to see as compared with the decent, deathlike apathy of weary civilized people, in whom natural curiosity has been quenched in toil and care and poor, shallow comfort.

Isa. xliii. 22, "Thou hast not called upon me, thou hast been weary of me.

François Mitterrand is credited with saying that the most essential quality for any statesman is indifference

Do you know what I plan to do with my body once I am dead?" "I do not, Countess." "Neither do I. I'll be dead and I won't give a shit.

My Schadenfreude phaser is set to Meh.

Can I just wrap up this whole line of conversation by saying I really don't give a shit whether you're upset? If you were actually hurt, or dead, then I'd say sorry. But you're not, so suck it up.

We know what we got, and we don't care whether you know it or not.

There's an awful lot of inactive kindness which is nothing but laziness, not wanting any trouble, confusion, or effort. There

Those sons-of-bitches over there ain't buying. Every yard gets 'em. They're lookers. Spend all their time looking. Don't want to buy no cars; take up your time. Don't give a damn for your time.

which she makes no move to clean up, I'm not sure what

I'm not a royal family watcher.

Do we fear suffering or apathy most? Is it from experience or the monotony of a commonplace existence that we quickest flee?