Quote by Terry Pratchett

“And so it came to pass, as you would imagine, since only the successful prophets are remembered.”

— Hilary Mantel

“There was nothing I could do about it. As an Earthling, I had to believe whatever clocks said—and calendars.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

“The calendar is a human invention; time does not exist on the spiritual level.”

— Isabel Allende

“As an Earthling, I had to believe whatever clocks said—and calendars.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

“The prophetic word is not intended as a minute history written in advance, but as a symbolic portrayal of what Christ has already done…

— Desmond Ford

“I looked at all the people, feeling sorry for them. They were still subordinate to clock and calendar. Absolved of that, I stood becalmed.”

— Richard Matheson

“...the prophets were in it for profits.”

— Siddhartha Mukherjee

“Look around you, he said. There is no prophet in the earth's long chronicle who's not honored here today. Whatever form you spoke of…

— Cormac McCarthy

“How do you tell a scribe from a prophet . . .? The prophets love the people they chastise.”

— Anonymous

“Eventually the Collector from the prophecy would be born.”

— Jessica Fortunato

“The masses will never know their prophets, not even when they are speaking to one.”

— Robin Sacredfire

“We don’t need prophets to tell us how to live; we can find out for ourselves by consulting what’s actually there.”

— Daniel Quinn