Quote by Norman Mailer
The war between being and nothingness is the underlying illness of

The war between being and nothingness is the underlying illness of the twentieth century. Boredom slays more of existence than war. – Norman Mailer

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Psychoanalysis and Zen, in my private psychic geometry, are equal to nicotine. They are anti-existential. Nicotine quarantines one out of existence. – Norman Mailer

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Theres a subterranean impetus towards pornography so powerful that half the business world is juiced by the sort of half sex that one finds in advertisements. – Norman Mailer

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The highest prize in a world of men is the most beautiful woman available on your arm and living there in her heart loyal to you. – Norman Mailer

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Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it. – Bertrand Russell, The Conquest of Happiness

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Everyone is a bore to someone. That is unimportant. The things to avoid is being a bore to oneself. – Gerald Brenan

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Boredom is always counter-revolutionary. Always. – Guy Debord

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The penalty for success is to be bored by people who used to snub you. – Nancy Astor

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