“Most people, he muses, they're trying to escape from boredom, but I'm trying to get into the thick of boredom.”
“Is he using terror to keep away boredom? Does he have to try to destroy something? Even as a last resort, himself?”
“He found himself in habiting the vast, empty plateau where most people live, between boredom and contentment.”
“People with a high tolerance for boredom can get a lot of thinking done.”
“I'm a slave to my emotions, to my likes, to my hatred of boredom, to most of my desires.”
“The life of the creative man is lead, directed and controlled by boredom. Avoiding boredom is one of our most important purposes.”