After all, it is hard to master both life and work equally well. So if you are bound to fake one of them, it had better be life.
Joseph BrodskyThe government, the state, they're just objects of jokes rather than serious consideration. I can't possibly take them seriously.
Joseph BrodskyFor boredom speaks the language of time, and it is to teach you the most valuable lesson of your life - the lesson of your utter insignificance.
Joseph Brodsky