Alan Lightman: "Di dunia ini, ada dua kali. Ada waktu mekanis dan ada...

"Di dunia ini, ada dua kali. Ada waktu mekanis dan ada waktu tubuh. "" Mereka tidak menyimpan jam di rumah mereka. Sebaliknya, mereka mendengarkan detak jantung mereka. Mereka merasakan ritme suasana hati dan keinginan mereka. "" Lalu ada yang berpikir tubuh mereka tidak ada. Mereka hidup dengan waktu mekanis. Mereka bangun jam tujuh pagi. Mereka makan siang pada siang hari dan makan malam pada pukul enam. Mereka tiba di janji mereka tepat waktu, tepat jam."

--- Alan Lightman

Versi Bahasa Inggris

In this world, there are two times. There is mechanical time and there is body time." "They do not keep clocks in their houses. Instead, they listen to their heartbeats. They feel the rhythms of their moods and desires." "Then there are those who think their bodies don't exist. They live by mechanical time. They rise at seven o'clock in the morning. They eat their lunch at noon and their supper at six. They arrive at their appointments on time, precisely by the clock.