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> [“RIVETING TORPOR It is remarkable how far I am prepared to go In order to avoid doing the one thing that might Provide satisfaction, and it is remarkable to consider What I will do instead of it, purely for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/riveting-torpor-it-is-remarkable-how-far-i-am-prepared-to-go-in-order/)

[John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/)

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## More by John Tottenham

> [“VIEW FROM A HILL I am not yet quite over it. I am lying down on top of it. Surveying behind me a wasteland…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/view-from-a-hill-i-am-not-yet-quite-over-it-i-am-lying-down-on-top-of/)

[John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/)

> [“I always assume that people I admire are single.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/i-always-assume-that-people-i-admire-are-single/)

[John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/)

> [“Patronage of Negation I am constantly confronted by other people’s works That I could have created myself. And I am constantly disappointed by them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/patronage-of-negation-i-am-constantly-confronted-by-other-people-s/)

[John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/)

> [“Everything's falling apart according to plan.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/everything-s-falling-apart-according-to-plan/)

[John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/)

> [“Maybe I shouldn't have wasted my life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/maybe-i-shouldn-t-have-wasted-my-life/)

[John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/)

> [“SONG OF DAWN I saw the sun rise by accident. It was a horrible sight. Annoyed by its splendor, I sought refuge in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/song-of-dawn-i-saw-the-sun-rise-by-accident-it-was-a-horrible-sight/)

[John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/)

> [“Whenever I’m in a relationship I feel as if I’m being unfaithful to myself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/whenever-i-m-in-a-relationship-i-feel-as-if-i-m-being-unfaithful-to/)

[John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/)

> [“My Sadness is Deeper than Yours My sadness is deeper than yours. My interior life is richer than yours. I am more interesting than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/my-sadness-is-deeper-than-yours-my-sadness-is-deeper-than-yours-my/)

[John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/)

> [“I had a feeling once. I wonder what happened to it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/i-had-a-feeling-once-i-wonder-what-happened-to-it/)

[John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/)

> [“RIVETING TORPOR It is remarkable how far I am prepared to go In order to avoid doing the one thing that might Provide satisfaction,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/riveting-torpor-it-is-remarkable-how-far-i-am-prepared-to-go-in-order/)

[John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/)

> [“IMPROVIDENCE The other lives I might have led All now might as well be Dead. Survived by no one. Barren, without issue of any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/improvidence-the-other-lives-i-might-have-led-all-now-might-as-well/)

[John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/)

> [“Life Without Work To do nothing In this day and age, When so much pointless work Is being produced, Could almost be considered an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/life-without-work-to-do-nothing-in-this-day-and-age-when-so-much/)

[John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/)

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