Atomic Contemplation Gifts

At the end of each day, Gary had approximately 7 minutes of free time – which left him feeling very vulnerable.

"Ooh, ooh, I know this koan! I got it! Pick me! Pick me!"

'Hey! Contemplate your own navel!'

Zenemies.

"Geez, from way up here it almost looks like there’s hope for humanity."

"I could catch a bicyclist, well maybe not a bicyclist, but I could catch a jogger, definitely."

"Wait... what was it I came up here for?"

"The overthinker"

Maximilian could see far away places,but he never told anyone.

'Are you not thinking what I'm not thinking?'

"If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown! … Emerson" "Good boy!"

"Lately, I've been trying to spend less time staring at the glowing orb."

"After searching for the sun all night, it finally dawned on me..."

'Being a nobody isn't so bad...You don't have to worry about becoming a has-been.'

Thought bubble mirrors the cloud in the sky.

"These brisk fall afternoons remind me of Chekhov, which reminds me of Putin, then Trump, the alt-right, facism, nuclear weapons ... let's go home."

"How come I can't remember what I forget, but I always remember that I forgot something!"

'It's normal -- Enlightenment freaks a lot of people out.'

Sign on wall of spacious empty hall of museum: 'Air & Space Exhibit'

"Is it just me, or do these sculptural forms of light and shadow make you think about the ephemeral nature of life, the spirituality of the moment eclipsing our futile quest for cheese?"

"Professor Williams had at first been reluctant to join the Assistant Deans in their Think Great Thoughts aerobics. He later came to enjoy the activity."

'Sometimes I think about getting away from all this and get a job as a cab driver in New York city...'

'He has some unresolved issues.'

"Exactly what is this 'nothing' I've been hearing so much about?"

Soren Kierkegaard

"No, wait. What if the cop character is the murderer, and the mobster guy is completely innocent?"

'Have you ever imagined a world without stupid hypothetical questions?'

"Behold my perfect window of existence, when I'm neither trying to wake up nor falling asleep."

"Autumn already? O.K., I'll come down."

"Gazing at stars really makes you realise the insignificance of your co-workers."

'Do you ever wonder about this whole 'money' thing?'

"Just think of it, Charles – yesterday I was a caterpillar, and tomorrow I'll be dead."

Metaphors.