"Before you speak... I have already heard. Before you see... I had seen a million times. Before you reach... I came and departed, so is the way and life of a versatile soul."
- Michael Bassey Johnson
"Why when people are on their deathbed, they finally come to terms with life?"
- Anthony Liccione
"Everything comes at the right time, but if the right time is too late to be patient, go earlier before it becomes too late."
"Maybe it's because he never had any control over what was happening to him as a boy. Being late was somehow a way of taking charge."
- Jan Karon
"All my life, he said, I been witness to people showin up where they was supposed to be at various times after they'd said they'd be there. I never heard one yet that didnt have a reason for it.Yessir...."
- Cormac McCarthy
"She was around ten minutes late, as a matter of fact. I didn't give a damn, though. All that crap they have in cartoons in the Saturday Evening Post and all, showing guys on street corners looking sor..."
- J.D. Salinger
"You must however pay attention to the fact that we don’t only lose time to lateness. We also lose time to jokes, gossip, empty talks, sleep on duty, social media etc."
- Sunday Adelaja