“Most of life is so dull that there is nothing to be said about it, and the books and talks that would describe it as interesting are obliged to exaggerate, in the hope of justifying their own existence. Inside its cocoon of work or social obligation, the human spirit slumbers for the most part, registering the distinction between pleasure and pain, but not nearly as alert as we pretend. There are periods in the most thrilling day during which nothing happens, and though we continue to exclaim, 'I do enjoy myself', or , 'I am horrified,' we are insincere.'”
—E.M. Forster, A Passage to India.The more my Brit Lit professor talks about Benedict Cumberbatch and how amazing he is, the more I feel sorry for his wife - he never talks about her like that
- Prof: It's much like like what happens in Anna Karenina, if any of you have read that. Which, oh, is becoming a movie now! It's being produced by the same producer as Atonement, which Benedict Cumberbatch is also in! (We have currently talked about Ben's appearance in films, and addressed Sherlock multiple times. We even watched Amazing Grace, which has him in it) I'm sorry, he's one of my favorite actors, he's brilliant. I really hope you guys have seen Sherlock, it's really great. In fact, you MUST. This is a British Literature class, which Sherlock Holmes is so I demand you watch it.
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- Prof: You always say such terrible things. Always
