“A stopped clock is correct twice a day, but a sundial can be used to stab someone, even at nighttime.”

“Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.”

“Even if all the clocks in the station break down, thought Hugo, time won't stop. Not even if you really want it to.

Like now.”

“I should've died a hundred thousand times,Teetering stoned off the side of a building.Nobody loved me and nobody even triedYou can't hang on to something that won't stop moving.Singing and dancing to them nighttime songs.”

“the clock
chimes, chimes, and stops
but the river…”

“Constantly we anticipated a large-scale nighttime attack. But day after day, night after night, it never came.”

“A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.”

“When someone stabs you it's not your fault that you feel pain.”

“he thinks about his journey nearly done.
One day he'll clock on and never clock off
or clock off and never clock on”

“See driving is like stabbing someone, it's very personal. While flying is like shooting someone, it's more distant.”