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Time Flying Quotes

14 quotes from 7 authors

When the minutes melt into one another, it feels like a sudden gust propels the day forward. This short set of 14 thoughts captures that fleeting sensation, voiced by 13 different writers. If you’re drawn to this, you might also enjoy the pages on Memory, Change, or Life's Pace for deeper reflections.

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Time is flying never to return.

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Hasn't it been a long time since you had a flying dream?

Douglas Coupland

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Time's flying wheel leaves little trace behind.

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Time meanwhile is flying, flying beyond recall.

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I sorta worked out a few years ago that one of my favorite things to do in 'World of Warcraft' is look…

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“One thing never changed: the brilliant charge of their infrequent couplings was darkened by the sense of time flying, never enough time,…

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Being away for the weekends, and me being the international player that I have been for those 30 years, I've spent a…

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“Time’s Flying,” said Dad. He Smiled. He pointed to the air. “There it is, flying past! Catch it!” And he jumped, and…

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“For me the autumn has never been a sad season. The dead leaves and the increasingly shorter days have never suggested the…

Patrick Modiano

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“Much has been written on the excellence of bats' navigation equipment. It is all false. Tropical bats spend their entire time flying…

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He spent a lot of time flying. He learnt to communicate with birds and discovered that their conversation was fantastically boring. It…

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In an instant, our mind can carry us far away into memories of the past or fantasies about the future. Or we…

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“That awesome moment when I’m in my zone. Comp on, internet off, WhatsApp muted, Word doc open, muse connected, fingers racing, time…

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Awareness of time as flying has some advantages; it precludes boredom, for one thing. It matters little that younger people find older…

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