You can kill time in a number of ways but it always depends on the kind of time you're fighting: some time is unkillable, immortal - Martin Amis

It’s a drag, not being young, but at least I don’t have to take a test tomorrow morning.

Iron John, a short work of psychological, literary and anthropological speculation by the poet Robert Bly, dominated the New York Times best-seller list for nearly a year and made, as we shall see, a significant impact on many aspects of American life. In England, it made no impression whatever. ... We are British over in Britain, we are skeptical, ironical, et cetera, and are not given, as Americans are, to seeking expert advice on basic matters. Especially such matters as our manhood. In England, maleness itself has become an embarrassment: male consciousness, male pride, male rage, we don't want to hear about.

Screw-top wine has improved the quality of life by about ten percent, wouldn't you say?