Alan Lightman: Timing

Alan Lightman is Physicist, science writer, essayist, novelist. Explore interesting quotes on timing.

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“The tragedy of this world is that no one is happy, whether stuck in a time of pain or joy.”

Alan Lightman book Einstein's Dreams

Source: Einstein's Dreams

“Suppose time is a circle, bending back on itself. The world repeats itself, precisely, endlessly.”

Alan Lightman book Einstein's Dreams

Source: Einstein's Dreams

“Each time is true, but the truths are not the same.”

Alan Lightman book Einstein's Dreams

Source: Einstein's Dreams

“Each person who gets stuck in time gets stuck alone.”

Alan Lightman book Einstein's Dreams

Source: Einstein's Dreams

“Time is the clarity for seeing right and wrong.”

Alan Lightman book Einstein's Dreams

Source: Einstein's Dreams

“Such is the cost of immortality. No person is whole. No person is free. Over time, some have determined that the only way to live is to die. In death, a man or a woman is free of the weight of the past [and the future].”

Alan Lightman book Einstein's Dreams

Source: Einstein's Dreams

“Imagine a world in which there is no time. Only images.”

Alan Lightman book Einstein's Dreams

Source: Einstein's Dreams