"It is not a single cowardice that drives us into fiction's fantasies. We often fear that literature is a game we can't afford to play — the product of idleness and immoral ease. In the grip of that fe..."
- William H. Gass
"Why is it a man can never seem to buckle down and train himself to indolence and stupidity when he can see what sanctuary they offer from toil and pain?"
- Alan LeMay
"I saw myself as reviving a certain mode of life, a mode that had been almost lost: the contemplative life of the country gentleman, in harmony with his status and history. In Renaissance times they ha..."
- Paul Murray
"I decided I would teach Mrs. P. a lesson by cooking my own meal."
"Miracle centered gospel brings about the culture of indolence and insolence upon the country."
- Sunday Adelaja
"Any church that is overly emphasizing the role of miracles is encouraging his members to be indolent."
"The secret of the whole matter is that a habit is not the mere tendency to repeat a certain act, nor is it established by the mere repetition of the act. Habit is a fixed tendency to react or respond ..."
- Edward O. Sisson
"Twas doing nothing was his curse. Is there a vice can plague us worse?"
- Hannah More