Living, just by itself - what a dirge that is! Life is a classroom and Boredom's the usher, … - Louis-Ferdinand Celine

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Louis-Ferdinand Celine

Living, just by itself - what a dirge that is! Life is a classroom and Boredom's the usher, there all the time to spy on you; whatever happens, you've got to look as if you were awfully busy all the time doing something that's terribly exciting - or he'll come along and nibble your brain.

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