On the Impossiblity of Endless Puddings

[alltoseek]

'You and Martin may say what you like,' said Jack, but there are two ends to every pudding.'

'I should be the last to deny it,' said Stephen. 'If a pudding starts, clearly it must end; the human mind is incapable of grasping infinity, and an endless pudding passes our conception.'


The Ionian Mission, Chapter 4 (near the end)

Comments

[sid]

I don't have a comment; I just dropped by to use my icon. :-D

[alltoseek]

Pudding is always a suitable icon :D

[feroxargentea]

...we have but one serving left of this year's Christmas Pudding (luckily, since the human stomach would not be capable of grasping much more of it)

[alltoseek]

Endless pudding may pass our conception but not our digestion *g*