Bedtime Quote by Don DeLillo
“It's all about time, dimwit time, inferior time, people checking watches and other devices, other reminders. This is time draining out of our lives. Cities were built to measure time, to remove time from nature. There's an endless counting down, he said. When you strip away surfaces, when you see into it, what's left is terror. This is the thing that literature was meant to cure. The epic poem, the bedtime story.”
About This Quote
Source Novel: White Noise by Don DeLillo, 1985
Our obsession with measuring time strips nature, causing existential terror that literature should heal.
In simple terms: Constant time tracking creates anxiety.
Key Takeaway
Seek moments free from clocks.
Themes
time
technology
existential
literature
Mood
reflective
philosophical
Type
literary
observational
When to use this quote
- daily routines
- urban living
- creative writing
- mindfulness practice
Key Concepts
chronological anxiety
modern alienation
Questions to Reflect On
- How does time pressure affect your life?
- Can art truly counteract modern anxiety?
A Different Perspective
Not all readers find literature therapeutic.
![“My four-year-old daughter regularly requests reading Book One [the March] at bedtime; the methods of reading, delivering, and processing the book's content vary according to a kid's age and developmental level, but she's deeply affected by the story, asking follow-up questions for days.” quote by Nate Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8dc/nate-powell-42191_affected_my-four-year-old-daughter-regularly-requ_81516.jpg)
