“Could one die from boredom, she wondered? From complete, oppressive, crushing, unmitigated boredom, the likes of which made all other boredom seem like ecstasy’s sweet thrilling embrace? And in such a case, if one happened to have a life insurance policy, would it pay?”
Source: The Hidden Goddess (2011), Chapter 1, “The Message in the Steam” (p. 17)
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