In his book "A Short History of Nearly Everything," Bill Bryson discusses the concept of a singularity, emphasizing that it should not be imagined as a solitary point in an expansive void. The singularity exists beyond our conventional understanding of space and time; it does not occupy a location and lacks an external context to define its existence. This challenges our usual ways of thinking about the universe and its structure.

Moreover, Bryson asserts that asking about the duration of the singularity's existence is meaningless because time itself does not apply to it. There is no "before" or "after" that we can attribute to the singularity, making it a perplexing aspect of cosmology. This perspective invites readers to rethink fundamental concepts like space and time when contemplating the origins of the universe.