Countdown Quotes

“Once the horizon is narrowing and the countdown is ticking hastily, people may bring themselves to tear down the veil of inattention, losing their wintry smile, and come to recognize eventually the radiance and the deliverance of the breathing space that they have been missing for so long. (“Just a bit of a chat, Please”)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Many think they play the last act. With life in turmoil, they seem to live the setup of a shattering countdown. To an insistent appeal for crucial answers, they only receive evasive responses or killing silence. But since the banks of their patience are bursting, an intractable cataclysm disturbs their interior world. Yet, this disruption might allow them to restore their emotional power by cleansing the oppressive environment and purifying the air that they breathe. ("Corporeal prison".)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Those deep set eyes that look like they could tell stories for days, and that wavy brown hair that feels soft between my fingers. I try to memorize the angles of his jaw and the lines of his lips, because I know.

I know this may be the last time I ever see him.

Breathe fills my lungs, my throat relaxes, and I can't help but smile. Because I can see what he's thinking as clearly as if he'd spoken.

He doesn't want to leave - he doesn't want to go home.

He's going to choose me instead.”
― Elizabeth Norris, Unraveling

“People blame science. Shit, man, people shouldn’t blame science. People should blame people.”
― Mira Grant, Countdown

“Twelve down, like a hundred thousand left to go.”
― Pittacus Lore, The Fate of Ten

“Your life is not a countdown to your death, but a stepping stone for the lives that will live after you. Squander today, and you will find yourself useless tomorrow.”
― A.J. Darkholme, Rise of the Morningstar

“Time was meaningless, except each moment was a countdown to the end.”
― Lisa Henry, Dark Space

“I just don't know what's going to happen. All I know is that whatever it is it's got to happen. Next week.”
― Iris Murdoch, The Nice and the Good

“Time, as many philosophers have observed, is what gives life meaning. We are all up against the ultimate countdown – the terminal countdown to death. We have to do what we’re going to do in this life. The drama of our life is whether we succeed or not, yet most people are just burning up time. They piss it all way and wonder where their life went, with nothing accomplished. Don’t let that happen to you. Achieve something. Do something with your life. Get a Life!”
― Mark Romel, Strange World: Why People Are Getting Weirder

“Any hour can be your final hour, so make every hour count.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Sips And Little Portions