Contemplative Corner Pillows

'He has some unresolved issues.'

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

"I want him to have the serenity to accept the things he can't pee on, the patience to pee on the things he can outside, and the wisdom to know the difference." "But I'll probably just take him to a trainer."

Humans...What is their purpose?

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

'Hey! Contemplate your own navel!'

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

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

Zenemies.

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

"The overthinker"

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

That midnight hour when fleeting memories come home to roost.

"All this pitching and hitting- I'm convinced there's a deeper meaning to it all."

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

Rodin's Thinker.

"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."

The Thinker?

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

Thought bubble mirrors the cloud in the sky.

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

"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."

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

"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?"

'I believe you're thinking of leaving us, Brother?'

James Baldwin

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

'At least with math and physics you sometimes find the answer.'

"I used to be a young crazy rebel like you you know."

Soren Kierkegaard

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

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

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

The Deep Thinker