To men like that, time was a surfeit, a barrel they watched slowly drain. When really, he thinks, it’s a glowing puddle you carry in your hands; you should spend all your energy protecting it.
对于那样的人来说,时间是过剩的,是他们看着慢慢流干的桶。但实际上,他认为,它是你手中捧着的一滩发光的泥水;你应该用所有的精力去保护它。
A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.
Perhaps you are overvaluing what you don’t have and undervaluing what you do.
The great growling engine of change—technology.