Quotes by Bernanos, Georges

The world is eaten up by boredom. You can't see it all at once. It is >>

I know the compassion of others is a relief at first. I don't despise >>

It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear, that shapes the f >>

Quotations about Bores and Boredom

Bore -- a person who talks when you wish him to listen. >>

For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth, action nor utterance, no >>

There are moments when, faced with our lack of success, I wonder wheth >>

The world is eaten up by boredom. You can't see it all at once. It is like dust. You go about and never notice, you breathe it in, you eat and drink it. It is sifted so fine, it doesn't even grit on your teeth. But stand still for an instant and there it is, coating your face and hands. To shake off this drizzle of ashes you must be for ever on the go. And so people are always on the go.

Bernanos, Georges