“These times are too progressive. Everything has changed too fast. Railroads and telegraphs and kerosene and coal stoves -- they're good to have but the trouble is, folks get to depend on 'em.”

“Keep diving and get really good at it. Too many folks try many other activities and don’t get good at any of them.”

Zale Parry (1933) American scuba diver and actress

“Everything is happening too fast for me to process it.”

Suzanne Collins book Catching Fire

“They say I'm old-fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast!”

Dr. Seuss (1904–1991) American children's writer and illustrator, co-founder of Beginner Books

“That's the trouble with losing your mind; by the time it's gone, it's too late to get it back.”

Bill Bryson A Walk in the Woods

“People tend the take everything too seriously. Especially themselves. Yep. And that's probably what makes 'em scared and hurt so much of the time. Life is too serious to take that seriously.”

Tom Robbins (1932) American writer

“The trouble with organizing a thing is that pretty soon folks get to paying more attention to the organization than to what they're organized for.”

Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957) American children's writer, diarist, and journalist

“everything comes and goes; pleasure moves on too early and trouble leaves too slow”

Joni Mitchell (1943) Canadian musician

“Wisdom cannot come by railroad or automobile or aeroplane, or be hurried up by telegraph or telephone.”

John Burroughs (1837–1921) American naturalist and essayist

“The little folk dare anything", said his friend. "And they talk a lot of nonsense. But they talks an awful lot of sense, as well. You listen to 'em at your peril, and you ignore 'em at your peril, too.”

Neil Gaiman book Stardust