Time is a slippery thing: lose hold of it once, and its string might sail out of your hands forever.

Anthony Doerr
Time is a slippery thing: lose hold of it once,...
Time is a slippery thing: lose hold of it once,...
Time is a slippery thing: lose hold of it once,...
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Time is a slippery thing: lose hold of it once, and its string might sail out of your hands forever. This quote presents an interesting view on time. It takes you back to the childhood of time, where you were kept in the dark about how much time had passed since the moment you had woke up. You never knew how much time had passed until you looked at your watch or the clock on the wall.

The concept of time is so fragile that even your view of it can be altered by events that occurred in the middle of the day. This notion gives us all pause when we think about the nature of time. How does one go about keeping track of time?

Source: All The Light We Cannot See

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