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There is no bore we dread being left alone with so much as our own

There is no bore we dread being left alone with so much as our own minds. – James Russell Lowell

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Bore: A man who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company. – Gian Vincenzo Gravina

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

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