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Distraction Quotes


"Your time keeps flying away into vanity while you dine with your distractions."


"I know so much pressure is on all of us to waste time and to just trivialize it. There is so much pressure on us to try to overcome boredom by spending time on frivolities."


"The crew gathered for a hurried meeting on the foredeck " mostly because Percy was keeping an eye on a giant red sea serpent swimming off the port side. 'That thing is really red,' Percy muttered. 'I wonder if it's cherry-flavoured.' 'Why don't you swim over and find out?' Annabeth asked. 'How about no."


"In a country where miracles are been emphasized, people lose their sense of priority."


"There is so much pressure on us to try to overcome boredom by spending time on frivolities."


"Twitter is a serious writing distraction. As are grapefruits. The two have nothing else in common."


"Hercules used noise! Brass bells! He scared them away with the most horrible sound he could-" said Percy"Percy... Chiron's collection!"


"Your time keeps flying away into vanity while you dine with your distractions. Your life keeps diminishing while you waste your time feeding your distractions."


"The world lures people with its temptations and attractions, masking them with a cover of pleasure."


"America is addicted to wars of distraction."
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