#stretched

American time has stretched around the world. It has become the dominant tempo of modern history, especially of the history of Europe. ↗

— Harold Rosenberg

#around #become #dominant #especially #europe

There the wild animals wandered and fed as though they were in a pasture that stretched much farther than a man could see, and there were no settlers. Only Indians lived there. ↗

— Laura Ingalls Wilder

#farther #fed #indians #lived #man

Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to such a length that the child cannot do much harm one way or the other. ↗

— Robert Benchley

#already #cannot #child #children #dogs

The world was like a huge red carpet out ahead of me to be walked on. And it stretched on and on, no end. ↗

— Elia Kazan

#carpet #end #huge #like #me