Abdullah Kaçmaz

“Idleness, we are accustomed to say, is the root of all evil. To prevent this evil, work is recommended.... Idleness as such is by no means a root of evil; on the contrary, it is truly a divine life, if one is not bored....”
― Soren Kierkegaard, Either/Or: A Fragment of Life

“Idleness is fatal only to the mediocre.”
― Albert Camus

“You be greater than your feelings. I don't demand this of you - life does. Otherwise you'll be washed away by feelings. You'll be washed out to sea and never seen again.”
― Philip Roth, Indignation

“other people's weakness can destroy you just as much as their strength can. Weak people are not harmless. Their weakness can be their strength.”
― Philip Roth, Indignation