“The moment of drifting into thought has been so clipped by modern technology. Our lives are filled with distraction with smartphones and all the rest. People are so locked into not being present.” PeopleHas BeensMomentsTechnologyOur LivesModernFilledDistractionLockedDriftingSmartphonesModern Technology Author:Glen Hansard
“Life is brutal that way ... the loss of irrecoverable moments amid trivia and distraction.” WayLifeMomentsLife IsLossDistractionBrutalTrivia Book:Endymion Source: Endymion
“A book consists of two layers: on top, the readable layer ... and underneath, a layer that was inaccessible. You only sense its existence in a moment of distraction from the literal reading, the way you see childhood through a child. It would take forever to tell what you see, and it would be pointless.” WayChildrenTwoBookMomentsWould BeReadingExistenceForeverChildhoodDistractionLayersPointlessLiteralInaccessible Author:Marguerite Duras
“Many scholars have felt that the Heronian passage [on a pipe-organ moved by an anemourion-like wheel] can be disregarded because it is not confirmed by other writings. Heron presumably mentioned the anemourion in a moment of distraction, forgetting that it had not been invented yet. We know that he was given to such lapses.” KnowsWritingMomentsGivenFeltForgetMovedWheelsPassagesDistractionScholarOrgansPipeLapsesDisregardedHeronsPipe Organs Author:Lucio Russo