δεν υπάρχει τίποτα

 

ούτε Θεός, ούτε Σύμπαν

υπάρχει μόνο το άδειο διάστημα

και μέσα σ΄ αυτό μια χαμένη και άπατρις κι αποπροσαναατόλιστη κι ασύντροφη, πλην όμως άφθαρτη Σκέψη

κι εγώ είμαι αυτή η Σκέψη

κι ο Θεός και το Σύμπαν κι ό χρόνος κι η ζωή κι ο θάνατος και η χαρά, ο πόνος και η λύπη

δεν είναι παρά ένα γκροτέσκο, βάναυσο όνειρο,

δημιούργημα της φρενιτιώδους φαντασίας αυτής της παράφρονης Σκέψης


Μαρκ Τουέιν*

*Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. Twain is most noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has since been called the Great American Novel,and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He is extensively quoted.^[During his lifetime, Twain became a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty.

Twain enjoyed immense public popularity. His keen wit and incisive satire earned him praise from both critics and peers. William Faulkner called Twain "the father of American literature"