557
When do you plan to call it a day?
Never. I plan to skip the night.
558
I like empty parking lots.
How so?
They hold great promise.
559
Is it possible that a distant star guides the earth?
Not only possible but likely. The real light is the one that shines even in the darkness.
560
Are we kidding ourselves?
We must be. Everyone else is an unbeliever.
561
Must everything have a purpose?
Life is impossible without it.
Would you say purpose pre-dates life?
It pre-supposes it.
562
Do you have friends in high places?
I think so.
You're not sure?
Not yet.
563
How do you know when to stop arguing?
When the wine flasks are empty.
564
What was lost when trains started running on time?
Absolutely nothing.
565
How can you explain what's happening today?
I can't.
566
How do you divide the chores?
We have a committee working on that.
How are they doing?
I think they all feel fine.
567
Is it ok to be afraid of the dark?
Sometimes it's prudent.
But not all the time?
Too much fear is never good.
568
How can we find our way back home?
Simple.
Really?
Yes. Just keep moving.
569
Is there wisdom in insecurity?
Yes, if a bottle of bourbon is in the bargain.
570
Do you plan to run a victory lap?
You mean should I rub it in?
Well, yes, since you put it that way.
I certainly do.
571
Do you think they'll find oil beneath the sands?
If they dig deep enough, they might even find God.
572
When did you start talking in riddles?
About the time I realized no one was giving me straight answers.
573
What's your favorite meal?
The next one.
574
There are some places you should never go.
Such as?
Places that in your saner moments, you question their legitimacy.
575
Do you realize that there will come a time when everything that has ever happened on this planet will be totally forgotten?
Yes, and I also realize that 99% of that statement has already come true.
576
What will be the last thing left on earth?
A bottle of water.
577
Do people in power want to be there?
Some of them do.
How about the others?
They're willing to be persuaded.
578
The time grows short.
Do we get a break?
No time.
579
Always detached.
Always slightly off center.
Are we talking about an individual or a planet?
580
What makes something new?
Its unrelatedness to everything else.
That's a tough criterion.
As it should be.
581
Will there be golf in Heaven?
There already is.
582
Can a mastermind master his or her mind?
Probably not, because if they did, they would lose the desire to be a mastermind.
583
Seems downright sad.
What does?
This tendency to make everything about one's self.
Is really that big a deal?
Maybe not.
584
What are you looking for?
Non-repeating symbols of existence.
585
Even in the midst of movement, life has a static quality.
A paradox?
I hope so.
586
How far are you willing to travel for a good meal?
To the ends of the kitchen.
587
We should never be content to be content.
Do you prefer agitation?
Sometimes.
588
One's hope is that the children will survive.
Yes. But can they prosper?
That depends on what kind of mood the universe is in.
589
Ever felt the need to justify your existence?
No. That would be like building a sand castle on the beach just before high tide.
590
At what point do you decide to call it quits?
Not my decision.
591
It's a windy day.
A good day for leaves to travel.
Where might they be going?
Even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you.
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