Like many modern advances, the domination of time turns into its opposite; absolute control of time through absolute speed, speed for its own sake, leaves us feeling we have no control of time.
Peter Leithart, Solomon Among the Postmoderns, 42.
Showing posts with label paradox. Show all posts
Showing posts with label paradox. Show all posts
Monday, May 04, 2009
Speed and Time
Saturday, February 02, 2008
The Paradox of Love
You, sir, have taught me the paradox of love. Strong yet gentle, patient yet pressing ahead, mature and yet young . . . This indeed would puzzle any sage, and fill him with wonder like a ship on the sea or a serpent on a rock . . .
- Petite Huguenotte, Letters to my Fiance
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