W. H. Auden Quote

So long as we think of it objectively, time is Fate or Chance, the factor in our lives for which we are not responsible, and about which we can do nothing; but when we begin to think of it subjectively, we feel responsible for our time, and the notion of punctuality arises.


The complete works of W.H. Auden: 1949-1955 (ed. 2008)


So long as we think of it objectively, time is Fate or Chance, the factor in our lives for which we are not responsible, and about which we can do...

So long as we think of it objectively, time is Fate or Chance, the factor in our lives for which we are not responsible, and about which we can do...

So long as we think of it objectively, time is Fate or Chance, the factor in our lives for which we are not responsible, and about which we can do...

So long as we think of it objectively, time is Fate or Chance, the factor in our lives for which we are not responsible, and about which we can do...