" Time’s Flying,” said Dad. He Smiled. He pointed to the air. “There it is, flying past! Catch it!” And he jumped, and caught Time in his hands, and showed it to Lizzie. She took it from him, and threw it up again.
“There it goes,” she called. “Bye-bye. Bye-bye, Time! "

― David Almond , My Dad's a Birdman