Within this world, only certain selves and things, ideas and values, show up as possible. Not because of physics or biology, but because they are simply not part of our common reality; they are withdrawn, vague, murky. Well before a mood of restlessness or languor leaves us dusting or skimming the funnies instead of working, we are already in a world where these are possible at all.
The thief of time, Damon Young – New Philosopher #15 Feb-Apr 2017