We may speak loosely of a ‘sense of time,’ but there is no … - Yi-Fu Tuan

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We may speak loosely of a ‘sense of time,’ but there is no such sensory organ. Time is something we experience and construct. Time is experienced--is felt--when we wait, expect, or hope.

Yi-Fu Tuan

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Yi-Fu Tuan (5 December 1930 – 10 August 2022) was a Chinese-American writer and geographer.

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