Quote by Daniel Radcliffe

Ironing boards are a classic example of something I find horrible about modern society: the excitementation, for want of a better word, of mundane things.

Ironing boards are a classic example of something I find hor

Summary

This quote expresses the author's discontent with how modern society glamorizes and becomes excited about mundane things, using ironing boards as a representative example. The author criticizes the tendency to give importance and attention to trivial aspects of life, suggesting that this focus on the mundane is a characteristic they find undesirable in contemporary society.

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By Daniel Radcliffe

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