““I am all in a sea of wonders. I doubt; I fear; I think strange things, which I dare not confess to my own soul.”
― Bram Stoker, Dracula
There is terror in the woods and terror in the well, but the worst of all is time – the irresistible, inevitable, and, omnipotent ignominy.
Bill Chance 
What a great phrase: “omnipotent ignominy.” I think I’ve seen that on display somewhere recently — today, maybe.
That’s interesting. I’m pretty sure I thought it up myself – but you never know, I might have seen it.