Kierkegaard’s Dash

       “I have just now come from a party where I was its life and soul; witticisms streamed from my lips, everyone laughed and admired me, but I went away — yes, the dash should be as long as the radius of the earth’s orbit ——————————— and wanted to shoot myself.”

~Kierkegaard~
 
     Upon first reading of this quote, most people notice the incongruence Kierkegaard illustrates in his personal journal.