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The world is...

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The world is eaten up by boredom. . . . It is like dust. You go about and never notice, you breathe it in . . . . 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.

Source: The Diary of a Country Priest, ch. 1, 1936.
-- Georges Bernanos, (Feb 20 1888-1948), French novelist, polemical writer; His masterpiece, The Diary of a Country Priest, established him as one of the most original and independent Roman Catholic writers of his time.


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