Sometimes, a novel is like a train: the first chapter is a comfortable seat in an attractive carriage, and the narrative speeds up. But there are other sorts of trains, and other sorts of novels. They rush by in the dark; passengers framed in the lighted windows are smiling and enjoying themselves. Jane Smiley
War is the greatest of all agents of change. It speeds up all processes, wipes out minor distinctions, brings realities to the surface. George Orwell
Caffeine dehydrates the body and speeds up the aging of the skin and kidneys. Ann Louise Gittleman
The humanitarian developers behind World of Warcraft have also discovered a way to bribe gamers into turning off their computers and going outside. If you log off for a few days, your character will be more 'rested' when you resume playing, a mode that temporarily speeds up your leveling. Clive Thompson
There comes a point in your life when you realize how quickly time goes by, and how quickly it has gone. Then it really speeds up exponentially. With that, I think you start to put a lot of things into context; you start to see how huge the world is, and really, the universe. Michael Keaton
When program developers are not territorial about their code and encourage others to look for bugs and potential improvements, progress speeds up dramatically. Gerald Weinberg