We tend to forget that life can only be defined in the present tense.
“We tend to forget that life can only be defined in the present tense.”
— Dennis Potter · Time
The World Motivation
We tend to forget that life can only be defined in the present tense.
“We tend to forget that life can only be defined in the present tense.”
— Dennis Potter · Time
Explore more quotes by Dennis Potter on topics like Time, wisdom, and life lessons.
“We tend to forget that life can only be defined in the present tense.”
“Therapy, as opposed to analysis, is a whole construct of myth, beautiful and creative.”
“Children are very cruel, yes. Of course. Children are extraordinarily cruel little creatures.”
“Everything we do has consequences.”
“God, I'm such a lazy writer - I can't even think up new names.”
“Just letting it out is one of the definitions of bad art.”
“How does a project get to be a year behind schedule? One day at a time.”
“There are memories that time does not erase... Forever does not make loss forgettable, only bearable.”
“God is a perfect time keeper.”
“What I’m saying is . . . remembering feels like time travel, right? Dreaming works the same way. Well, what if that’s all we have in the first place? Thoughts arranged in time. And we’re free—if we can only learn how—to change those thoughts around all we like. So no predestination. One world. One ever-changing universe. And we can change it!”
“It was a day when, if a man travels, he cannot go slowly enough. At anything faster than a foot pace a man seems to lose life as he goes, on a day like this. So quick and prodigal is nature now. It would make of man a pilgrim. Not only daffodils and the wild arums sought notice, but the blue bird's eye tiny in the grass, the pink and intricate ground-ivy flower. In a cleared coppice perfect bright ovals of severance shone on the hazel butts, and told of expert work with a sharp tool.”