No Such Thing as Time
As a matter of fact, David, I am rapidly coming to the conviction that there is no such thing as time—surely there can be no time here within Pellucidar, where there are no means for measuring or recording time. Why, the Mahars themselves take no account of such a thing as time. I find here in all their literary works but a single tense, the present. There seems to be neither past nor future with them.
Get the book at Bookshop.org Supports independent bookstores. We earn a small commission.
Context: In a land where the sun never moves, Perry and David disagree about how long they have been apart.
Not in a duel yet
Source: Chapter X. Phutra Again