Quote by Kate Atkinson

“He is not only idle who does nothing, but he is idle who might be better employed.”

— Socrates

“Jackson is gone - not entirely gone; Jackson was there today watching, and Ewell sees his eyes - but you cannot blame him for…

— Michael Shaara

“Mike Jackson leveraged the craftsman mindset to do whatever he did really well, thus ensuring that he came away from each experience with as…

— Cal Newport

“Boredom was at the root of Lazare's unhappiness, an oppressive, unremitting boredom, exuding from everything like the muddy water of a poisoned spring. He…

— Émile Zola

“If you're focused, you can't get bored.”

— Alin Sav

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

— David Foster Wallace

“Jackson lead as he lived, sometimes with his heart, sometimes with his mind, sometimes with both.”

— Jon Meacham

“Even a dull life could make worthwhile reading, he said, provided the writer paid sufficient attention to detail.”

— Susan Hubbard

“A world without boredom would be dull.”

— Susan Maushart

“[He] went on to say that during all those years he had done nothing at all, that all he had felt had been a…

— Edmond De Goncourt

“The whole procedure of his thinking, Jason knew, was an imbecilic exercise; there was no compelling reason for him to seek an answer. And…

— Clifford D. Simak

“He was working hard at increasing his life span. He did it by cultivating boredom.”

— Joseph Heller