How was one to lasso her mind, and tether it to this minute, unimportant spot?

It was the present moment. No one need wonder that Orlando started, pressed her hand to her heart, and turned pale. For what more terrifying revelation can there be than that it is the present moment?

All these things happen in one second and last forever.

Heavenly Father, you must think us such silly creatures, always worrying about tomorrow and letting today slip by.

You can't start worrying about what's going to happen. You get spastic enough worrying about what's happening now.

Oh Sairey, Sairey, little do we know wot lays afore us!

As Hamlet says, Hercules may lay about him with his club in every possible direction, but he can't prevent the cats from making a most intolerable row on the roofs of the houses, or the dogs from being shot in the hot weather if they run about the streets unmuzzled

We made no more provision for growing older, than we did for growing younger.

?leride ne yapaca??n? hiç dü?ündün mü?" "Hay?r. ?lerisiyle ilgili herhangi bir ?ey dü?ünmekten korkuyorum çünkü.

Our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strengths.

I got the blues thinking of the future, so I left off and made some marmalade. It's amazing how it cheers one up to shred oranges or scrub the floor.

With the Past, as past, I have nothing to do; nor with the Future, as future. I live now...