There was an ape in the days that were earlier, Centuries…

Almost everything that distinguishes the modern world from earlier centuries is attributable to science, which achieved its most spectacular triumphs in the seventeenth century.

— Bertrand Russell

“Positivist man is a curious creature who dwells in the tiny island of light composed of what he finds scientifically "meaningful," while the whole…

— William Barrett

“They talked business for half an hour. (Centuries passed beyond the hull.)”

— Poul Anderson

“Centuries had passed since the dawn of science, yet men offer riches in the name of God.”

— Vinod Varghese Antony

“The old woman’s voice echoed through his mind, like she’d been lurking in the shadows as the centuries passed, just waiting. ‘A woman with…

— Lisa Kessler

“When ye've lived as long as I have, ye realize how relative time is. I've endured centuries that passed in the blink of an…

— Kerrelyn Sparks

“Perhaps the rest of the world was gone. It was the most plausible answer. Heaven knows she couldn’t see or think of anyone else.…

— Aleatha Romig

“His lines had been honed over centuries, passed down through generations, for poor people needed certain lines; the script was always the same, and…

— Kiran Desai

For several centuries what has passed for song in literary circles was any text that looked like the lyrics for a commonplace melodic setting.

— David Antin

The centuries last passed have also given the taste important extension; the discovery of sugar, and its different preparations, of alcoholic liquors, of wine,…

— Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

I’m giving you that chance now. (Stryker) It’s too late. Too many centuries have passed. There was a time when I lived only to…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

“Right in the centre was a tall bell tower of white stone, from which long ago some princess had leapt onto the stones below,…

— Victor Pelevin

“Time and space flowed around me in never-ending circles. I delighted in each moment of day or year. I dreamt through centuries yet focused…

— Tonia Parronchi

“It was sometimes said that the grey-and-black mountain range which ran like a spine north to south down that part of Faerie had once…

— Neil Gaiman

But that quickly faded, and he frowned. "You're bleeding," he said. "What happened?" Claire sighed and held up her wrist to show him the…

— Rachel Caine