One boy asked his father, "If you talk about men long enough,
is there any chance they'll go away?"

One guy groaned to himself, "How long can this go on?"
And life said, "You talkin' to me?"

Four-Dimensional Psychology Laid Bare On A Five-Dimensional Operating Slab:
Things are coming apart that think they're coming apart,
and some things are coming apart that have no such thoughts,
and some things that think they're coming apart aren't.
...You decide, Doctor -- you're wearing the mask.

Another benefit of being of ordinary mind is that time never runs out --
oh, you can think it will, and you can fear that it won't,
but it doesn't matter: it still never will.

There is one lesser-known myth that says, when the mystical king would give each knight his original charge, it was not to go slay some dragon or rescue some maiden, but rather that he was challenged to ride forth and break his wristwatch.
(This of course being appropriate only for those who'd already smashed their pocket mirrors and combs.)

There was once a kingdom that life wished to spare,
so it made all the inhabitants find the idea of "mental transcendency" ridiculous.

There was once a world on which the creatures were born with three legs --
but it didn't work out, they could never decide which one to stand on.

If you don't "think about it," everybody's stupid,
and if you don't "think about it," you won't be aware of it or worry about it.