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.
The worst thing about having a class that ends at 8:00PM is that the next bus leaves at 8:40PM.
The worst thing about waiting 40 minutes for the bus is that sometimes you leave your grilled-salmon-and-rice in the car and can't think about anything else for the remainder of the day. So you're sitting there, trying to memorize second-declension-neuter-nouns, thinking about grilled salmon on a bed of fluffy white rice.
A test of longsuffering indeed.
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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