“Don't turn away, you'll create sorrow,
Time is an ocean but it ends at the shore,
You may not see me tomorrow.”

— Bob Dylan

Song lyrics, Desire (1976), Oh, Sister

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American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist 1941

Francine Rivers (1947) American writer

Source: Redeeming Love

“If you don't become the ocean, you'll be seasick every day.”

Leonard Cohen (1934–2016) Canadian poet and singer-songwriter

“She said, "I'll show you a picture,
A picture of tomorrow,
There's nothing changing, it's all sorrow."

"Oh, no, please don't show me
I'm a swine, you don't wanna know me!"”

Pete Doherty (1979) English musician, writer, actor, poet and artist

"Horrorshow" (with Carl Barat)
Lyrics and poetry

“There's always something that's smoldering somewhere
I know it don't make a difference to you
But oh! It sure made a difference to me
You'll see me off in the distance, I hope
At the other end
At the other end of the telescope.”

Aimee Mann (1960) American indie rock singer-songwriter (born 1960)

The Other End (of the Telescope), written by Elvis Costello and Aimee Mann
Song lyrics, Everything's Different Now (1988)

“You got me blowin, blowin my mind,
Is it tomorrow or just the end of time?”

Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970) American musician, singer and songwriter

Purple Haze
Song lyrics, Are You Experienced? (1967)

“you don't really care about the trials of tomorrow, rather lay awake in a bed full of sorrow”

Kid Cudi (1984) American rapper, singer, songwriter, guitarist and actor from Ohio

-Pursuit of Happiness
Music

“You'll see me off in the distance, I hope
At the other end
At the other end of the telescope.”

Elvis Costello (1954) English singer-songwriter

The Other End (of the Telescope), written by Elvis Costello and Aimee Mann
Song lyrics, All This Useless Beauty (1996)
Context: There's always something that's smoldering somewhere
I know it don't make a difference to you
But oh! It sure made a difference to me
You'll see me off in the distance, I hope
At the other end
At the other end of the telescope.

“Then I can see that I'm with you [in Dresden] at the end of April - beginning of May. Then I'll also paint with you the few works which are desired of me, if you'll help me - because I have already forgotten how to paint.”

El Lissitsky (1890–1941) Soviet artist, designer, photographer, teacher, typographer and architect

Quote in a letter to his wife Sophie Küppers (February 1926):' (letter 8-2-1926, Lissitzky-Küppers), Archive van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, 1990
1926 - 1941