Isaac Asimov (1920–1992) American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, known for his works of science fiction …
“There is something more terrible than a hell of suffering--a hell of boredom.”
— Victor Hugo, book Les Misérables
Source: Les Misérables
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Source: A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Source: Wide Sargasso Sea