People find ideas a bore because they do not distinguish between live ones and stuffed ones on a shelf.
Source: Guide to Kulchur, pt. 1, sct. 1, ch. 5, 1938.
-- Ezra Pound, (Oct 30 1885-1972), US poet, critic, translator; He exerted a profound influence on 20th c. literature; wrote Cantos, 1925-60; indicted for treason, WW II.