“Time past was nothing, no matter how long. Time ahead was everything, no matter how brief.”
Sheri S. Tepper book Grass
Source: Grass (1989), Chapter 17 (p. 385)
Source: Reasons to Stay Alive
“Time past was nothing, no matter how long. Time ahead was everything, no matter how brief.”
Sheri S. Tepper book Grass
Source: Grass (1989), Chapter 17 (p. 385)
“How amazing time is, and how amazing we are.”
Khalil Gibran (1883–1931) Lebanese artist, poet, and writer
Children of Gods, Scions of Apes
The Vision: Reflections on the Way of the Soul (1994)
Context: How amazing time is, and how amazing we are. Time has been transformed, and we have changed; it has advanced and set us in motion; it has unveiled its face, inspiring us with bewilderment and exhilaration.
Yesterday we complained of time and feared it, but today we love and embrace it. Indeed, we have begun to perceive its purposes and characteristics, and to comprehend its secrets and enigmas.
“how can you be true and
kind at the same
time?
how?”
Charles Bukowski book Betting on the Muse: Poems and Stories
Source: Betting on the Muse: Poems and Stories
“They's times when how you feel got to be kep' to yourself.”
John Steinbeck book The Grapes of Wrath
Source: The Grapes of Wrath
“how we seek to spend our time may depend on how much time we perceive ourselves to have.”
Atul Gawande book Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
Source: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
Chris Martin (1977) musician, co-founder of Coldplay
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/chris-martin-coldplay-interview-jann-wenner-920912/ source
On the X&Y album.