Time Standing Still Quotes

“They say time is elastic. Sometimes an hour passes in an instant while you scratch and cling at every second as they go by, willing them to slow down. Sometimes, an instant stretches out to an hour, when everything runs in super slow-mo, time itself elongated as the edges blue and the colors run.”
― Alice Clayton, Buns

“Aeons passed . . . worlds spun and whirled . . . Time was motionless . . . It stood still—it passed through a thousand ages . . .”
― Agatha Christie, And Then There Were None

“This is how it happens: the sun flies slower and slower, until it hangs suspended, motionless. And everything is locked, imbedded for eternity in greenish glass.”
― Yevgeny Zamyatin, The Dragon: Fifteen Stories

“Time stands still only in the broken watch.”
― Tamerlan Kuzgov

“I know what you mean,' Harriet replied, putting a hand on her knee.
Sally took an audible intake of breath at that, before looking up at her.
And when she did that, time stood still, and Christina Aguilera faded out. The only sound Harriet could hear was her heartbeat booming in her ears and the distant sound of Chicago traffic outside. But when Sally jumped off her stool, the colors came back, and all of a sudden, everything was too loud.
'I really should be going,' Sally said, taking a gulp of her coffee. 'Thanks for tonight. Text me about tomorrow. You've got my number.' She reached over and squeezed Harriet's hand.
Harriet shuddered.
Another scorching look from Sally McCall, and then she flitted behind her and out the door, leaving Harriet alone to rake over what just happened.”
― Clare Lydon