The Time Keeper

by Mitch Albom

those who made the most of their time prospered.

“We all yearn for what we have lost. But sometimes, we forget what we have.”

Father Time realized that knowing something and understanding it were not the same thing.

Speed now trumped the quality of words.

With time there was always movement.

What you have done to this point cannot be undone.

Einstein once postulated that if you traveled at an enormous rate of speed, time would actually slow down relative to the world you left behind,

When we are most alone is when we embrace another’s loneliness.

Time is not something you give back. The very next moment may be an answer to your prayer. To deny that is to deny the most important part of the future.” “What’s that?” “Hope.”

endless time, nothing is special. With no loss or sacrifice, we can’t appreciate what we have.”

“There is a reason God limits our days.” “Why?” “To make each one precious.”

tenth? A thousandth? What did it matter? It was not his. “I lived,” Dor said, “but I was not alive.” Victor viewed Dor’s attempted escapes, his pounding on the karst walls, his efforts to crawl into the glowing pool. He heard the cacophony

He explained how once we began to chime the hour, we lost the ability to be satisfied.

“When you are measuring life, you are not living it. I know.”

We do not realize the sound the world makes—unless, of course, it comes to a stop. Then, when it starts, it sounds like an orchestra.

He changed the history of his footsteps.