What the Philosophers say about reality is often as deceptive as when you see a sign in a second-hand store that reads: Pressing Done Here. If you went in with your clothes to have them pressed you would be fooled; the sign is for sale.
— Søren Kierkegaard, “Diapsalmata” from Either/Or.
For those of you who read the post below and say "Dan/Daniel/Jack, I wish you'd write something that actually makes sense for once," I give you Gene Ray's Timecube.
Stuff that in your incomprehensibility pipe... and tell me how it goes.
See also the Wikipedia explanation.
Also, Thymecube. (Which makes entirely too much sense to be a genuine satire, but does make me want to re-read the original site again to see if the metaphor really does work...)
A fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The Clown came out to warn the public; they thought it was a joke and applauded. He repeated it; the acclaim was even greater. I think that's just how the world will come to an end: to general applause from wits who believe it's a joke.
— Søren Kierkegaard, “Diapsalmata” from Either/Or.
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