Time exists so that everything doesn’t happen at once. Space exists so that it doesn’t all happen to you.

Quote of the Week 4

"Time exists so that everything doesn’t happen at once. 
  Space exists so that it doesn’t all happen to you."

Triggered by Robert's reference to the quote. 

Consult Quote Investigator for origin and history of the quote that Susan Sontag made popular.


Related quote of week 8/23 wrt space & time:

"Art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time."
― Jean-Michel Basquiat


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