"After you have written a thing and you reread it, there is always the temptation to fix it up, to improve it, to remove its poison, blunt its sting."

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The clock, for all its precision in measurement, is a blunt instrument for the psyche and for society. Schedules can replace sensitivity to the mood of a moment, clock time can ride roughshod over the emotions of individuals.

— Jay Griffiths