The person who grieves suffers his passion to grow upon him; he indulges it, he loves it; but this never happens in the case of actual pain, which no man ever willingly endured for any considerable time. Edmund Burke
I think hearts are very much like glasses. If they do not break with the first ring, they usually last a considerable time. Letitia Elizabeth Landon
There was only one thing of which he could be certain now. Boredom would not be a serious problem for a considerable time to come. Arthur C. Clarke
He spent considerable time at his clubs; his favorite was the Stuyvesant, because, as he explained to me, its membership was drawn largely from the political and commercial ranks, and he was never drawn into a discussion which required any mental effort. S. S. Van Dine
If you really come down to any large story that interests people – holds the attention for a considerable time ... human stories are practically always about one thing, aren't they? Death. The inevitability of death. J. R. R. Tolkien
Regrets are like a child, They come some considerable time after event. Swahili Proverb