Ticking Observer

Famous quotes containing the words ticking and/or observer:

“The gossiping of friendly spheres,
The creaking of the tented sky,
The ticking of Eternity.”
—Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950)

“I had such a wonderful feeling last night, walking beneath the dark sky while cannon boomed on my right and guns on my left ... the feeling that I could change the world only by being there.”
—Viorica Butnariu, Rumanian student at Bucharest University. letter, Dec. 23, 1989, to American friend. Observer (London, Dec. 31, 1989)