"Just as there is nothing more boring than boredom, nothing more
exciting
than excitement, nothing more loveable than love or hateful than
hatred, so
there is nothing that arouses interest so much as interest. Interesting
people are interested people, and an enthusiasm - be it as thankless as
birdwatching or as bizarre as philately - marks out the enthusiast as a
source of curious learning and a person with a mind that glows."
- Roger Scruton, "On Hunting"