Quotes About Monotony

It is almost possible to measure a writer's skill by the dexterity with which he repeats, and yet avoids monotony.

the Ennui predator.

Settle down! she thought. Yes, settle down into dreariness and quietness and forgetfulness and boredom.

Su vida estaba hecha de ruinas encadenadas sin variantes, salvo aquellas marcadas por las estaciones. Sólo existía trabajo y cansancio para ella

Qué enciende la pasión? La propia fantasía, supongo. ¿Qué la apaga? La rutina, si uno se descuida, y la pobreza.

Pasaban las tardes con la boca abierta y la vista fija esperando alguna revelación que cambiara el curso de sus vidas, pero nada ocurría, sólo el cuadrado, el círculo y la misma majadera melodía

escondían las horas? Se me escurrían como sal entre los dedos, vivía en un compás de espera, pero no había nada que esperar, sólo otro día exacto al anterior, aletargada frente a la televisión con Freddy.

Ce face sa se aprinda pasiunea? Propria fantezie, presupun. Si ce o stinge? Rutina, daca o neglijezi, si saracia. (din "Viata si spirit")

He is an old bore; even the grave yawns for him.

The inexorable boredom that is at the core of life.

The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore.

Dullness is a misdemeanour.

A variety of nothing is superior to a monotony of something.

Boredom is rage spread thin.

Boredom is the most horrible of wolves.

Boredom is a sickness of the soul.

The only unhappiness is a life of boredom.

Passions are less mischievous than boredom, for passions tend to diminish and boredom increase.

Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.

Continuity in everything is unpleasant.

The only difference between a rut and a grave is their dimensions.

Constant, indiscriminate approval devalues because it is so predictable.

Habit is a great deadener.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.