Bores Quotes

470 Bores quotes by 385 unique authors

To his eyes all seemed beautiful, but to me a tinge of melancholy lay upon the countryside, which bore so clearly the mark of the… — Arthur Conan Doyle
After great pain, a formal feeling comes — The Nerves sit ceremonious, like Tombs — The stiff Heart questions was it He, that bore, And… — Emily Dickinson
I had a perfect life in my reach once, and it was a crashing bore. Perfect is too clean, too easy. I don't want perfect… — Sarah MacLean
Skepsis. I am a true skeptic, born under the noble sign of skepsis, the sign of the man who knows that all astrology is absolutely… — Stephen Fry
Then she fell on her knees, saying: 'I beg thee!' 'Nay, lady,' he said, and taking her by the hand he raised her. The he… — J.R.R. Tolkien
You need to let the little things that would ordinarily bore you suddenly thrill you. — Andy Warhol
People frequently bore me, sometimes amuse me, most often irritate me, but rarely intrigue me. — Jeaniene Frost
A book that bores me to tears is a book that neglects character building and quality of prose. — Kristin Cashore
Mystery bores me. It chores me. I know what happens and so do you. It's the machinations that wheel us there that aggravate, perplex, interest,… — Markus Zusak
I don't trust Catholics," I said, "because they take advantage of you." "And Protestants?" he asked with a laugh. "I loathe the way they fumble… — Heinrich BÃ¶ll
I hate everything that does not relate to literature, conversations bore me (even when they relate to literature), to visit people bores me, the joys… — Franz Kafka
Every hour that passed added to her grief, because it bore her further away from the living man, and because it was a tiny foretaste… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Oh dear," said Jace..."I hope that wasn't anything important." "It was a sleeping potion," she said angrily, toeing the vial with the tip of a… — Cassandra Clare
I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores. — Moliere
She didn't go all fangirl on anyone, but I suspect that's only because none of them bore the slightest resemblance to Nathan Fillion. — Kevin Hearne
You could look out the window today, see the sky raining fire, and say that it has all been for nothing, everything we've ever done,… — Laini Taylor
Neither loss of father, nor loss of mother, dear as she was to Mr Thornton, could have poisoned the remembrance of the weeks, the days,… — Elizabeth Gaskell
There were many good years. Good decades, good centuries. We believed we were living in paradise. Perhaps that was our downfall. We wanted our lives… — Robert Jordan
I was a bore and didn't know when to smile or fake it. Or rather worse, I did but didn't. — Charles Bukowski
We tried not to smile, for smiling only encourages men to bore you and waste your time. — Sheila Heti
Hobbes: What are you doing? Calvin: Being "cool." Hobbes: You look more like you're being bored. Calvin: The world bores you when you're cool. Hobbes:… — Bill Watterson
It was just terrible! And the worst part was, I knew what a bore I was being, I knew how I was depressing people, or… — J D Salinger
Without time,” the angel said, “you have only the bottomless, shapeless mire of eternity.” “FYI, philosophy bores me.” “Not philosophy. Reality. Time is what gives… — J R Ward
Vampires bore a grudge longer than any technically living creatures, and whenever they were in a bad temper, they expressed themselves through murder. — Cassandra Clare
We do not require company. In varying degrees, it bores us, drains us, makes our eyes glaze over. Overcomes us like a steamroller. Of course,… — Anneli Rufus

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