Time is more complex near the sea than in any other place, for in addition to the circling of the sun and the turning of the seasons, the waves beat … - John Steinbeck

A time splashed with interest, wounded with tragedy, crevassed with joy — that's the time that seems long in the memory. And this is right when you think about it. Eventlessness has no posts to drape duration on. From nothing to nothing is no time at all.

His ear heard more than what was said to him, and his slow speech had overtones not of thought, but of understanding beyond thought.

A man who is good for anything ought not to calculate the chance of living or dying; he only ought to consider whether he is doing right or wrong.