Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father. – Roger von Oech

It was the hour of four in the afternoon, and already in hillside homesteads the day was nearly done. There was everywhere an air of that sweet, old-fashioned leisure which the world has nearly lost. It lingered in the slant sunlight that threw shadows across the winding road… – Florence Bone (1875–1971), The Morning of To‑Day, 1907

If you are losing your leisure, look out; you may be losing your soul. – Logan P. Smith

Leisure only means a chance to do other jobs that demand attention. – Oliver Wendell Holmes,Jr.