The Zero Theorem Quotes
A hugely talented but socially isolated computer operator is tasked by Management to prove the Zero Theorem: that the universe ends as nothing, rendering life meaningless. But meaning is what he already craves.
Qohen Leth: Are you real, or just in my mind?
Management: Doesn't matter at all. You're part of the neural web now.
Qohen Leth: [extended silence] ... so there is no answer?
Management: That depends on the question.
Qohen Leth: *What I'm living for?*
Management: That's a good question Mr Leth, posed entirely to the wrong person. You see, it seems you've mistaken me for a considerably higher power. I'm not the source of your call. I'm not God or the Devil, I'm just a man... seeking the truth.
Qohen Leth: *What Truth? If... *
Management: Turn around and look
[points toward black hole imagery]
Management: ... That's it. Chaos encapsulated. That's all there is at the end. Just as it was at the beginning.
Qohen Leth: Well, there it is then. You've proved the zero theorem.
Management: Not quite. Mancom is, as you say, still crunching the data.
Management: Doesn't matter at all. You're part of the neural web now.
Qohen Leth: [extended silence] ... so there is no answer?
Management: That depends on the question.
Qohen Leth: *What I'm living for?*
Management: That's a good question Mr Leth, posed entirely to the wrong person. You see, it seems you've mistaken me for a considerably higher power. I'm not the source of your call. I'm not God or the Devil, I'm just a man... seeking the truth.
Qohen Leth: *What Truth? If... *
Management: Turn around and look
[points toward black hole imagery]
Management: ... That's it. Chaos encapsulated. That's all there is at the end. Just as it was at the beginning.
Qohen Leth: Well, there it is then. You've proved the zero theorem.
Management: Not quite. Mancom is, as you say, still crunching the data.
