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title: "3 Trying Bore Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Trying Bore quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Trying Bore sayings and thoughts."
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> [We bore ourselves in order to earn money that we'll later spend on trying to de-bore ourselves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/we-bore-ourselves-in-order-to-earn-money-that-we-ll-later-spend-on/)

[Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/723/tom-hodgkinson-2852_bores_we-bore-ourselves-in-order-to-earn-money_686640.png)

> [Crassly put: When I write, I am trying not to bore myself and my readers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-dove/crassly-put-when-i-write-i-am-trying-not-to-bore-myself-and-my-readers/)

[Rita Dove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-dove/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b7/rita-dove-4855_books_crassly-put-when-i-write-i-am-trying-not_1686352.jpg)

> [I'm trying to keep it fresh for me. I'm just trying to not bore myself. And if I can do a detective…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colson-whitehead/i-m-trying-to-keep-it-fresh-for-me-i-m-just-trying-to-not-bore-myself/)

[Colson Whitehead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colson-whitehead/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a19/colson-whitehead-1042_books_i-m-trying-to-keep-it-fresh-for-me-i-m-j_1885531.jpg)

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