Quote by Faye Wong

“Boredom is the fear of self.”

— Marie Josephine Suin De Beausacq

“That can be the cruelest part of happiness--its tendency to disguise itself as boredom.”

— Marie-Helene Bertino

“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

“Boredom is merely a symptom of an apathetic soul.”

— Tim

“Boredom is itself worry.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“Boredom is for the selfish.”

— Patti Digh

“Boredom is a mask that frustration wears.”

— Neal Stephenson

“Boredom is the very opposite of beauty and truth. Life has been sacrificed to profit, and the result is boredom on a massive scale.”

— Tom Hodgkinson

“Boredom is therefore a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.”

— Bertrand Russell

“a certain amount of boredom is...essential to a happy life”

— Bertrand Russell

“Boredom is a sign that you're detached from your own bodily experience and aren't living in the present moment.”

— Georg Feuerstein

“It is the key to modern life. If you are immune to boredom, there is literally nothing you cannot accomplish”

— David Foster Wallace