“Time is an illusion that only makes us pant. I survived because I forgot even the very notion of time." Page 212.”

—  Yann Martel , book Life of Pi

Variant: I did not count the days or the weeks or the months. Time is an illusion that only makes us pant. I survived because I forgot even the very notion of time.
Source: Life of Pi

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