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Walter Benjamin Quotes about Boredom

All Walter Benjamin Quotes Art Attitude Boredom quotes Creation Effort Giving Language Life Lying Memories Past Running Translations Writing
Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience. A rustling in the leaves drives him away.

Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience. A rustling in the leaves drives him away.

Walter Benjamin
Dream, Eggs, Boredom
Walter Benjamin, Marcus Paul Bullock, Michael William Jennings, Howard Eiland, Gary Smith (2002). “Selected Writings: 1935-1938”, p.149, Harvard University Press

I am unpacking my library. Yes I am. The books are not yet on the shelves, not yet touched by the mild boredom of order.

Walter Benjamin
Book, Order, Boredom
Walter Benjamin, Marcus Paul Bullock, Michael William Jennings, Howard Eiland, Gary Smith (1999). “Gesammelte Schriften”, p.486, Harvard University Press

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