445
Nothing quite like those dewy, cool mornings of early summer.
Are you speaking from memory or experience?
446
Why did Shakespeare write about love?
Because the play's the thing.
447
It's our decisions that haunt us.
That's what makes them decisive.
448
We're all looking for a break in the battle.
If one comes, there's no guarantee we'll be alive to enjoy it.
But it's something to look forward to.
There is that.
449
What's the hurry?
The world is about to explode.
And it's not even the Fourth of July.
450
Forever in debt.
So it seems.
No more credit.
The well's run dry.
451
How long must you wait?
No longer than is necessary.
How will you know when the time is right?
You won't. But at least the waiting will be over.
452
How far can you go back?
As far as you want to.
What's it like back there?
It's like the ocean - only deeper.
453
When is infinity understandable?
When you eat one-third of a pie.
454
Any scientific breakthroughs on the horizon?
The only thing on the horizon is a blood-red sun.
455
Is this your last journey?
Yes.
Why are you making it?
Because there's no reason to.
456
What are you waiting for?
Inspiration.
Will it be emotional?
I hope so.
457
Who are you when you first wake up?
I am a stranger to all who have known me.
Even to yourself?
Yes.
458
When you were first tinkering, did you think the end result would be so complex?
It may be complex, but only in a limited fashion.
How do you mean?
I mean each layer is wide and one final layer incorporates what's left.
But they are so intense.
That's the part I didn't anticipate.
459
How shall I live?
Be slow to judge and especially slow to condemn.
That's all?
You might as well do the hardest part first.
460
Is goodness a wave or a particle?
I hope it's a wave that keeps on moving.
461
What's the most neglected component of friendship?
Minding your own business.
462
Where do the dead go?
How should I know?
You were dead once.
We all were.
463
What does it mean to be true to yourself?
It means you have the good sense not to bore yourself.
464
Why is it that the moments when we feel most alive have a tinge of unreality to them?
You're projecting again.
465
Any new recipes?
I'm experimenting with spaghetti.
Any conclusions?
They make good westerns.
466
People go where they want to go.
Sounds simple.
It is until you reach the first intersection.
467
Belief is the first casualty of war.
I thought love was.
That sounds like a belief.
468
What do you want to be when you grow up?
A great scientist.
That might prove unattainable.
Should I start now?
469
I was just wondering...
Not a bad way to spend your time.
What if...
If is what life is all about.
470
It's a blue morning.
We shouldn't be sad.
Hope is on the horizon?
If hope is colored blue.
471
How useful is the laundry basket?
Beyond calculation.
I thought so.
GO to UNIt XXIII
