“Heard joke once:
Man goes to doctor. Says he’s depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel.
Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain.
Doctor says, ‘Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up.’
Man bursts into tears.
Says ‘But doctor…
… I am Pagliacci.’”
- Alan Moore, Watchmen
And Lo, for the Earth was empty of Form, and void. And Darkness was all over the Face of the Deep. And We said: ‘Look at that fucker Dance.’
- David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest
“Well, I’ve had a very bad time, Nick, and I’m pretty cynical about everything.”
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
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