“The length of life takes the leading place among inquiries about events following birth.”
Ptolemy (100–170) Greco-Egyptian writer and astronomer of Alexandria
Book III, sec. 10
Tetrabiblos
“Form is a theatrical event of a certain length, and the length itself may be unpredictable.”
quoted in Aspects of 20th Century Music, ISBN 0130493465
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