Maybe the answer is that there isn't one. Maybe the answer is that there isn't JUST one.

in the world of socks, why is it that some of the oldest, out of shape ones never go missing?

To every answer you can find a new question

I'd rather live with the answer than die with the question.

What would answers offer and--more importantly--what might they take away?

The question is where do we go from here? The answer is -- life.