
Source: 1880s, Incidents and Anecdotes of the Civil War (1885), p. 122
Prologue (p. 4).
A Fire Upon the Deep (1992)
Context: The hours came to minutes, the minutes to seconds. And now each second was as long as all the time before.
Source: 1880s, Incidents and Anecdotes of the Civil War (1885), p. 122
“Each play worth seeing should be watched a second time on the faces of the audience.”
Haven (1951)
“Sometimes there is no next time, no time-outs, no second chances. Sometimes it’s now or never.”
“The best time to launch your new company was a year ago; the second-best time is now.”
Future Proofing You (2021)
“Speaking of Books”, p. 220
Kipling, Auden & Co: Essays and Reviews 1935-1964 (1980)