“Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don't let them scare you unduly for they keep boredom at bay and spark creativity.”

“Soon after a hard decision something inevitably occurs to cast doubt. Holding steady against that doubt usually proves the decision.”

“Soon after a heart-wrung decision something inevitably occurs to cast doubt on your choice. Holding steady against that doubt usually proves your decision.”

“The voice is a second signature.”

“The adversary system is a kind of warfare in mufti.”

“Timing degree and conviction are the three wise men in this life.”

“Tenacity bores failure.”

“Social media: a fine tool for radicalised idiots to find each other, a promised land for the pub bores and Champ Man anoraks of the nation.”

“He is an old bore even the grave yawns for him.”

“Our labour preserves us from three great evils -- weariness, vice, and want.”

“Doing nothing is the hardest torture that a person can put himself through. For he is always brought face to face with his own self, which demands that he gives account for the sun which he useless...”

“We just philosophize, complain of boredom, or drink vodka. It's so clear, you see, that if we're to begin living in the present, we must first of all redeem our past and then be done with it foreve...”