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Seriousness quotes

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“One must be serious about something, if one wants to have any amusement in life.” Oscar Wilde, “The Importance of Being Earnest” - 1895

“life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about it.” Oscar Wilde, “Lady Windermere's Fan” - 1893

“Taking crazy things seriously is—a serious waste of time.” Haruki Murakami, “Kafka on the Shore” - 2002

“Men are never convinced of your reasons, of your sincerity, of the seriousness of your sufferings, except by your death.” Albert Camus, “The Fall” - 1956

“The increasing seriousness of things, then that's the great opportunity of jokes.” Henry James, “The Portrait of a Lady” - 1881

“I tried to look earnest, but I only succeeded in looking pathetic.” Henry Miller, “Tropic of Cancer” - 1934

“Sex is difficult; yes. But those tasks that have been entrusted to us are difficult; almost everything serious is difficult; and everything is serious. ” Rainer Maria Rilke, “Letters to a Young Poet” - 1929

“He had taken seriously words which were without importance, and it made him very unhappy.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, “The Little Prince” - 1943

“His name is Marcus: he is four and a half and possesses that deep gravity and seriousness that only small children and mountain gorillas have ever been able to master.” Neil Gaiman, “Anansi Boys” - 2005

“This is a serious journey, not a hobbit walking-party. Throw yourself in next time, and then you will be no further nuisance.” J. R. R. Tolkien, “The Fellowship of the Ring” - 1954

“A true Englishman doesn't joke when he is talking about so serious a thing as a wager” Jules Verne, “Around the World in 80 Days” - 1873

“you must not come lightly to the blank page.” Stephen King, “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft” - 2000

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