No Wonder Kierkegaard was an Existentialist

Here’s how Kierkegaard, that splendidly odd Danish philosopher, took his coffee:

Delightedly he seized hold of the bag containing the sugar and poured sugar into the coffee cup until it was piled up above the rim. Next came the incredibly strong, black coffee, which slowly dissolved the white pyramid. The process was scarcely finished before the syrupy stimulant disappeared into the magister’s stomach…

From Mason Currey, Daily Rituals, 20.