Monotony has nothing to do with a place; monotony, either in its sensa…

Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Monotony has nothing to do with a place; monotony, either in its sensation or its infliction, is simply the quality of a person. There are no dreary sights; there are only dreary sight seers. ✨ Alarms and Discursions. Chapter: A Romance of the Marshes. Book by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 1910.
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Monotony has nothing to do with a place; monotony, either in its sensation or its infliction, is simply the quality of a person. There are no dreary sights; there are only dreary sight seers. ✨ Alarms and Discursions. Chapter: A Romance of the Marshes. Book by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 1910.

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