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Amelia Streeter Amelia Streeter said: " The literary devices and quips used in this book promote a certain, obscure, even mysterious world, somber and quiet that is occasionally interrupted by bursts of laughter...
Just making fun of Victor Hugo a bit there, he's an extremely literary write
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“I abhor the idea of a perfect world. It would bore me to tears.”
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Maria Semple
“That's right,' she told the girls. 'You are bored. And I'm going to let you in on a little secret about life. You think it's boring now? Well, it only gets more boring. The sooner you learn it's on you to make life interesting, the better off you'll be.”
Maria Semple, Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Babe Ruth
“Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.”
Babe Ruth

Sarah J. Maas
“After a too-long moment, the crown prince spoke. “I don't quite comprehend why you'd force someone to bow when the purpose of the gesture is to display allegiance and respect.” His words were coated with glorious boredom.”
Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass

Louis C.K.
“I’m bored’ is a useless thing to say. I mean, you live in a great, big, vast world that you’ve seen none percent of. Even the inside of your own mind is endless; it goes on forever, inwardly, do you understand? The fact that you’re alive is amazing, so you don’t get to say ‘I’m bored.”
Louis C.K.

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