from The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster

“What could be more important than doing unimportant things? If you stop to do enough of them, you’ll never get to where you’re going … now, do come and stay with me. We’ll have so much fun together. There are things to fill and things to empty, things to take away and things to bring back, things to pick up and things to put down … Why, if you stay here, you’ll never have to think again - and with a little practice you can become a monster of habit too.”

- The Terrible Trivium, Demon of Petty Tasks and Worthless Jobs