“Well I’m not the kind to live in the past. The years run too short and the days too fast.” – Time Passages by Al Stewart
My English Lit teacher used to quote Shakespeare often, and one of her favorite lines was “Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.” As you might guess, I had a tough time getting to the classroom and into my seat by the final bell. It wasn’t that I didn’t like the class, it’s just that, well, it was a mandatory subject and I was 15 years old, and most of the requisite reading didn’t offer the transient pleasures I was promised when I received the course syllabus.