Status Updates From Doctor Zhivago

"The object of the visit was exhausted. It was necessary to say something lively and unforced in farewell. A strained and unpleasant conversation began."

"Their arrival had been senseless, their further presence here was indecent."

"The sonata was known to be dull and forced, cerebral. It fulfilled expectations, and moreover proved to be terribly drawn out."

nobody writes tedium like Pasternak (complimentary)

Dnf at 70% - not worth it, just watch the movie

They were on the train for too long!