September 21, 2008
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Happy Birthday, Stephen King:
A Tale"... told by an idiot,
full of sound and fury,
signifying nothing"-- Quoted here Sept. 14
"We've got to get ourselves
back to the garden."-- Quoted here Sept. 10
"The woman introduced herself. 'I am Mrs. Benjamin Rand. I am called EE by my friends, from my Christian names, Elizabeth Eve.' 'EE,' Chance repeated gravely.
'EE,' said the lady, amused.
Chance recalled that in similar situations men on TV introduced themselves. 'I am Chance,' he stuttered and, when this didn't seem to be enough, added, 'the gardener.'"
-- Jerzy Kosinski, Being There
Related material:
"Heidegger's philosophy of Dasein, his model of the ego, reminds me
of... the ancient temple of Jerusalem.... in the innermost chamber, the
holy of holies, the room was completely empty. The essence of Dasein,
similarly, is nothingness, a fact that it tries to hide by assuming the
trappings of existence."
-- Heinz Pagels,
The Dreams of Reason"Nothing is the great mystery. It cannot be described. Words can try
to touch it. Zen may be such a word and Tao, Christ, Allah, Buddha, and
others. There is a word called 'God.'"-- Janwillem van de Wetering,
A Glimpse of NothingnessSee also
