“Life is a sequence of births and deaths. Moments are born and moments die. For new experiences to come to light, old ones need to wither away.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.com
“His life was indeed an eminent illustration of the truth of the saying, that those who have most to do and are willing to work, will find the most time.”— Samuel Smiles, amazon.com
“there is a loneliness in this world so great that you can see it in the slow movement of the hands of a clock”— Charles Bukowski, amazon.com
“Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.”— M. Scott Peck,, amazon.com
“Work seemed something fundamental for man, something which enabled him to endure the aimless flight of time”— Kobo Abe, amazon.com
“The first creatures on earth to become aware of time were also the first creatures to smile.”— Vladimir Nabokov, amazon.com
“The busiest people I have known in my life always have time enough to do everything. Those who do nothing are always tired and pay no attention to the little amount of work they are required to do. They complain constantly that the day is too short. The truth is, they are afraid to fight the good fi…”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com
“If you had a friend you knew you’d never see again, what would you say? If you could do one last thing for someone you love, what would it be? Say it, do it, don’t wait. Nothing lasts forever”— Brooke Davis, amazon.com
“Time pours from its mouth. We design it a flickering. Here is its desolation. Here it crosses. Here it falls at last. Here it has its full gratification. Here on the yet visible remains. The first. Maybe this gaze. Here, waiting.”— Lisa Robertson, amazon.com
“The world does not care if you write or not, so to be successful you have to be so good that your work is better than all the other available distractions.”— Elizabeth Wurtzel, buzzfeed.com
“Time was motionless while existence was a throbbing unbearable thing.”— Charles Bukowski, amazon.com
“Nothing happens in a moment. Nothing happens quickly. If you think something’s happened quickly, you’re looking at only a part of it. Firing a rifle shot seems to happen quickly, but what about the movement of the trigger finger? What about the decision to fire the rifle? What about all your careful…”— Sarah Manguso, amazon.com