“Idle
people are often bored and bored people, unless they sleep a lot, are cruel. It
is no accident that boredom and cruelty are great preoccupations in our time. They
flourish in a single region of the mind.” —American essayist-novelist Renata
Adler, Speedboat (1976)Saturday, August 4, 2018
Quote of the Day (Renata Adler, on Boredom and Cruelty)
“Idle
people are often bored and bored people, unless they sleep a lot, are cruel. It
is no accident that boredom and cruelty are great preoccupations in our time. They
flourish in a single region of the mind.” —American essayist-novelist Renata
Adler, Speedboat (1976)
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