i think this:
"I could tell you but it still wouldn't make any sense and you wouldn't care anyway. Best to keep you guessing. That way you might think there's a point."
stolen from here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2008/sep/13/digested.classics
pretty much sums it up
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