Next day Quote by Steve Martin
““I know we've only known each other four weeks and three days, but to me it seems like nine weeks and five days. The first day seemed like a week and the second day seemed like five days. And the third day seemed like a week again and the fourth day seemed like eight days. And the fifth day you went to see your mother and that seemed just like a day, and then you came back and later on the sixth day, in the evening, when we saw each other, that started seeming like two days, so in the evening it seemed like two days spilling over into the next day and that started seeming like four days, so at the end of the sixth day on into the seventh day, it seemed like a total of five days. And the sixth day seemed like a week and a half. I have it written down, but I can show it to you tomorrow if you want to see it.””
About This Quote
Source Interview: Comedy Central Stand‑up Special, 1998
Describes a humorous, exaggerated perception of time in a new relationship, highlighting how emotional intensity distorts ordinary temporal experience.
In simple terms: Love can make time feel stretched or compressed.
Key Takeaway
Recognize emotional bias in time perception.
Themes
relationships
time perception
humor
subjectivity
emotional intensity
Mood
playful
reflective
lighthearted
Type
personal
philosophical
When to use this quote
- first dates
- long‑distance communication
- emotional highs
- conflict resolution
- memory recall
Key Concepts
psychology of perception
relational dynamics
cognitive distortion
Questions to Reflect On
- How does emotion alter our sense of time?
- Can awareness of this bias improve communication?
A Different Perspective
Humor may oversimplify complex feelings.
![“The hardest thing in a novel is time. You've got [a line like] "two weeks later, he woke up with a headache," and you've got to add up that entire two weeks and what the date is and whether it works. That kind of stuff drives me crazy and if I don't have it exactly right, I can't move forward…” quote by T.C. Boyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e6e/t-c-boyle-8108_add_the-hardest-thing-in-a-novel-is-time-you_81637.jpg)
