"The two real problems in life are boredom…" — Saul Bellow

"The two real problems in life are boredom and death."

— Saul Bellow

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215 Quotes by Saul Bellow

Saul Bellow has 215 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

A man is only as good as what he loves.
A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.
There is an immense, painful longing for a broader, more flexible, fuller, more coherent, more comprehensive account of what we…
Hapiness can only be found if you can free yourself of all other distractions.
Everybody needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door.
No realistic, sane person goes around Chicago without protection.
When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.
Everybody knows there is no fineness or accuracy of suppression; if you hold down one thing, you hold down the…
Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love.
She was what we used to call a suicide blonde - dyed by her own hand.
We are always looking for the book it is necessary to read next.
Any artist should be grateful for a naive grace which puts him beyond the need to reason elaborately.

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More Boredom Quotes

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In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice. — Richard Bach
I have a fear of being boring. — Christian Bale
No place is boring, if you've had a good night's sleep and have a pocket full of unexposed film. — Robert Adams
Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself. — Charles Baudelaire
Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience. A rustling in the leaves drives him away. — Walter Benjamin
Idle people are often bored and bored people, unless they sleep a lot, are cruel. It is not accident that… — Renata Adler
Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen. — Ambrose Bierce
For boredom speaks the language of time, and it is to teach you the most valuable lesson of your life… — Joseph Brodsky
I hate small towns because once you've seen the cannon in the park there's nothing else to do. — Lenny Bruce
The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored. — Jean de la Bruyere
I am quite serious when I say that I do not believe there are, on the whole earth besides, so… — Warren Buffett
In the U.S., you have to be a deviant or die of boredom. — William S. Burroughs

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