- sp ac ed ▁paragraph ▁breaks ▁and ▁triple ▁a ster is ks ▁within ▁each ▁chapter , ▁creating ▁a ▁constant ▁sense ▁of ▁the ▁author ▁p aus ing ▁between ▁paragraph s . ▁ ▁Though ▁his ▁tone ▁is ▁largely ▁c yn ical ▁throughout ▁Time qu ake , ▁V onn eg ut ▁frequently ▁makes ▁use ▁of ▁various ▁light - heart ed ▁say ings , ▁such ▁as ▁" Hold ▁on ▁to ▁your ▁h ats !" ▁or ▁" Get ▁a ▁load ▁of ▁this !" ▁when ▁seg ue ing ▁between ▁ideas . ▁Several ▁phr ases ▁are ▁like wise ▁contin ually ▁repeated , ▁such ▁as ▁" ting - a - ling " ▁and ▁" he ' s ▁up ▁in ▁heaven ▁now ." ▁ ▁All us ions ▁in ▁other ▁works / similar ity ▁to ▁other ▁works ▁The ▁Art ▁Br ut ▁song ▁" L ate ▁Sunday ▁Even ing " ▁uses ▁Tr out ' s ▁mant ra ▁" You ▁were ▁sick , ▁now ▁you ' re ▁better , ▁there ' s ▁work ▁to ▁be ▁done " ▁as ▁its ▁ref rain . ▁The ▁band ▁I ▁Would ▁Set ▁Mys elf ▁on ▁Fire ▁for ▁You ▁uses ▁a ▁passage ▁from ▁Time qu ake ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁their ▁song , ▁" The ▁First ▁Word ▁That ▁Com es ▁To ▁Mind " ". ▁ ▁Philip ▁K . ▁Dick ' s ▁short ▁story ▁" Bre ak fast ▁at ▁Tw il ight " ▁( which ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁volume ▁repr int ▁of ▁Philip ▁K . ▁Dick ' s ▁short ▁stories ▁Second ▁Vari ety ) ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁" time ▁qu ake