The only horrible thing in the world is ennui, Dorian. That is the one sin for which there is no forgiveness.
– Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Chapter 18. Party-goer Lord Henry makes this insensitive comment to Dorian on hearing that a man has died in a shooting accident. Dorian believes that it is a bad omen something horrible is going to happen to them. The man turns out to be James Vane.