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I have often been asked, Do not people bore you? I do not understand quite what that means. I suppose the calls of the stupid and curious, especially of newspaper reporters, are always inopportune. I also dislike people

I have often been asked, Do not people bore you? I do not understand quite what that means. I suppose the calls of the stupid and curious, especially of newspaper reporters, are always inopportune. I also dislike people who try to talk down to my understanding. They are like people who when walking with you try to shorten their steps to suit yours; the hypocrisy in both cases is equally exasperating.

Helen Keller
Stupid, Mean, Bores You
Helen Keller (2016). “The Story of My Life”, p.81, Om Books International

I love stories. When I'm writing, what I pretend subconsciously is that we're cavemen, we're sitting around the fire, and I'm telling you stories. If I bore you, you're probably going to pick up a big club and hit me over the head.

Harlan Coben
Writing, Bores You, Fire

Work/Loaf Ratio”...I have spent fourteen years perfecting... I won't bore you with a long-winded explanation of the “W/LR” save to say that it is an algebraic formula of such complex numeric subtlety that it can be understood only by mathematicians and hobos.

Gary Reilly
Years, Bores You, Long

If beginnings terrify you, or if you just plain don't like writing them, or if they bore you, skip 'em.

Gail Carson Levine
Writing, Bores You, Ems
Gail Carson Levine (2013). “Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly”, Harper Collins

There is only one way to read, which is to browse in libraries and bookshops, picking up books that attract you, reading only those, dropping them when they bore you, skipping the parts that drag...

Doris Lessing
Book, Reading, Bores You
"The Golden Notebook" by Doris Lessing, (Introduction), 1971.

If only Simon were here. He could probably bore you to sleep.

Cassandra Clare
Sleep, Bores You, Bores
Cassandra Clare (2011). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (4 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels”, p.187, Simon and Schuster

Oh dear," said Jace..."I hope that wasn't anything important." "It was a sleeping potion," she said angrily, toeing the vial with the tip of a sneaker. "And now it's gone." "If only Simon were here. He could bore you to sleep.

Cassandra Clare
Sleep, Sneakers, Bores You
Cassandra Clare (2011). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (4 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels”, p.187, Simon and Schuster

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