Life is first boredom, then fear,

Life is first boredom, then fear. Whether or not we use it, it goes, And leaves what something hidden from us chose, age, and…

— Philip Larkin

There is only one thing worse than boredom, and that is the fear of boredom.

— Emile M. Cioran

What annoys a person who suicides? The life itself. Boredom. Tiredness that descends on every morning when you look at yourself at the mirror.

— Henning Mankell

“Boredom is the fear of self.”

— Marie Josephine Suin De Beausacq

Boredom and fear keep us working and obeying the laws.

— Mason Cooley

“Boredom is fear's patience. Fear doesn't want to exaggerate. Only on occasion--and fear considers this very important--does it want to know how things stand…

— Herta Müller

“By the way, I'm not usually attracted to danger," I said. "Up until now I've led a pretty boring life." "Boredom is good!" Dr.…

— Julie Schumacher

Without a job all there is to life is boredom and insecurity.

— John Lennon

Good digestions, the gray monotony of provincial life, and the boredom-ah the soul-destroying boredom-of long days of mild content.

— Jean-Paul Sartre

The only unhappiness is a life of boredom.

— Stendhal

The worst thing in life is boredom. When people don't know what to do with themselves, they are very, very poor.

— Alice Herz-Sommer

The two real problems in life are boredom and death.

— Saul Bellow

“The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing…

— Kate Anderson

You know, right now, the most important thing in my life is to make sure you understand that, first of all, I thank God…

— Stevie Ray Vaughan

When you fall in love for the first time, you're naive to every feeling that you're feeling, and you're almost obsessed with or addicted…

— Alex Pettyfer