“Since ancient times people have wondered about what was smart and what was stupid. In that regard I remember this incident: When my aunt gave me a writing desk as a gift, I said to myself: ‘Well now I’ll sit down at this desk and the first thought I come up with at this desk will be especially smart.’ But I could not come up with an especially smart thought. Then I said to myself: ‘Okay. I wasn’t able to come up with an especially smart thought, so I’ll come up with an especially stupid one.’ But I couldn’t come up with an especially stupid thought either.”
Daniil Kharms, from “Today I Wrote Nothing”
