personally my ambition is to get my time as a cockroach shortened for good behavior and be promoted to a revenue officer it is not much of a step up but i am humble
If I cut my hair, others did. If I shortened my dresses, so did everyone else.
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance.
No time for drug addiction, no time for smoke or booze. Too strong for a shortened life span, I've got no time to lose.
The people dreamed and fought and slept as much as ever. And by habit they shortened their thoughts so that they would not wander out into the darkness beyond tomorrow.