Chuck Palahniuk

Think about George Orwell's three-minute hate from the novel '1984' and how that left everyone sort of exhausted and able to live their boring humdrum lives. If our lives are going to continue being unfulfilled and boring, perhaps we do need some sort of short-term violent chaos incorporated into them, to make them more palatable.

American Novelist

Vivek Agnihotri

Our films have to entertain without the viewer being guided to a humdrum set of do's and don't's. At the same time, as a filmmaker, my films should evoke some feelings, some thoughts in their minds. That's the purpose of cinema. It has to be a learning experience without advocating rights or wrongs in a subtle manner.

Indian Director

John Prine

I was kind of thrown into - I didn't expect to do this for a living, being a recording artist. I was just playing music for the fun of it and writing songs. That was kind of my escape, you know, from the humdrum of the world.

American Singer

Alison Owen

In a recession, people want to be told for two hours that everything is going to be OK. They want to escape from their humdrum or painful reality into a feel-good drama, or a love story that transcends their daily life.

English Producer

Carl Sagan

Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.

American Scientist

Joseph de Maistre

In the works of man, everything is as poor as its author; vision is confined, means are limited, scope is restricted, movements are labored, and results are humdrum.

French Diplomat

Mark Haddon

Use your imagination, and you'll see that even the most narrow, humdrum lives are infinite in scope if you examine them with enough care.

English Novelist

T. C. Boyle

The compulsively readable events of my life occurred mainly in infancy, and it's been pretty humdrum ever since.

Bernard Cornwell

Of course some days are easier than others, but my worst day is better than being in most humdrum occupations.

British Novelist

Marcus Samuelsson

Eating vegetarian doesn't mean you have to eat boring, humdrum dishes.

Ethiopian Chef

Used when expressing dissatisfaction about the lack of variety in life or activities.

Emotional Nuance

Sometimes indicates a peaceful, stable situation without suggesting boredom.

Not Always Negative

Best used in casual or narrative contexts, possibly too informal for academic writing.

Situational Use

Often used with verbs suggesting departure or change from a monotonous state.

Escape Context

Invokes a mental image of dull repetition or unchanging patterns in life.

Descriptive Imagery

 is not exactly the humdrum, “I hate my job” stereotype that most people equate with settling. But it was a settle for me, because when I actually did quit my job at the age of 38, it was with the intention that every day be a great adventure.

How to Discover Your...

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