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There is a common misconception that love is without cost. I would argue that we pay for love daily, and the currency it requires is time.” -Journal of Dr. Harold Quickly, 2001
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Nathan Van Coops (The Warp Clock (In Times Like These, #4))
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Hurrying through life is like dumping out your ice cream to get to the cone. If that was the point, they’d offer it as a flavor called ‘empty regret.’” -Journal of Dr. Harold Quickly, 2582
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Nathan Van Coops (The Warp Clock (In Times Like These, #4))
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It is a gift that we are unable to stop time completely. We must all pay for life one second at a time. If this spending could be stopped, we might become misers and fear to live at all.” -Journal of Dr. Harold Quickly, 2025
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Nathan Van Coops (The Warp Clock (In Times Like These, #4))
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I’m frequently reminded of the scale of time, and that despite my being a time traveler, the earth will spend far more days without my company than with it. That is as it should be. Cosmic insignificance does wonders to keep an ego in check.” -Journal of Dr. Harold Quickly, 2218.
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Nathan Van Coops (The Warp Clock (In Times Like These, #4))
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If the purpose of life isn’t learning to love one another better, then I’ve completely misread all of the encounters I’ve had in time. And if I’m wrong, I’ll stay wrong. I’d rather be remembered as a kind-hearted fool than an uncaring genius.” -Journal of Dr. Harold Quickly, 1942
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Nathan Van Coops (The Warp Clock (In Times Like These, #4))
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Nowadays, we have come to understand that brutalizing a child is a surefire way to turn him or her into a sociopath. If a person is hideously maltreated from the earliest years, it is almost guaranteed that he or she will grow up with a malignant view of existence. To such a person, the world is a hateful place where all human relationships are based not on love and respect but on power and domination. Having been tortured by his primary caretakers, he will, in later life, seek to inflict torture on others, partly as a way of taking revenge—of making other people suffer the way he has suffered—and partly because he has been so psychologically warped by his experiences that he can feel pleasure only by inflicting pain.
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Harold Schechter (Psycho USA: Famous American Killers You Never Heard Of)
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A clock is a valuable possession, not only as a means of telling time, but also as something to ignore on particularly beautiful days.” -Journal of Dr. Harold Quickly, 2002.
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Nathan Van Coops (The Warp Clock (In Times Like These, #4))
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Time travel is a big help with repetitive chores. With a few hours of work, I’ve already watered my houseplants for the next six years.” -Journal of Dr. Harold Quickly, 1987
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Nathan Van Coops (The Warp Clock (In Times Like These, #4))
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Visiting your ancestors is a tricky business. In some you may find kindred spirits, but you may discover that others lived lives best confined to their photographs.” -Journal of Dr. Harold Quickly, 1945
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Nathan Van Coops (The Warp Clock (In Times Like These, #4))
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Death doesn’t frighten me. I fear living a life unworthy of the many opportunities I’ve been gifted. That, and bears.” -Journal of Dr. Harold Quickly, 1910.
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Nathan Van Coops (The Warp Clock (In Times Like These, #4))
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I’ve failed to time travel far more times than I’ve succeeded. That’s the paradox of invention. Our greatest achievements are birthed like a phoenix from the ashes of disappointment.” -Journal of Doctor Harold Quickly, 1996.
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Nathan Van Coops (The Warp Clock (In Times Like These, #4))
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A time period can become home as easily as any physical location. And the bonds that keep us there are identical: love, duty, and the hope for a better future.” -Journal of Dr. Harold Quickly, 2112
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Nathan Van Coops (The Warp Clock (In Times Like These, #4))
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It’s easy to get nostalgic about the past. Just remember that those citizens of yesterday were dreaming of a better future. You still have the opportunity to prove them right.” -Journal of Dr. Harold Quickly, 1977
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Nathan Van Coops (The Warp Clock (In Times Like These, #4))
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Throughout life there are two kinds of people: Those who tempt you to become a lesser version of yourself, and those who will inspire you to greatness. Choose carefully to whom you will give your time.” -Journal of Dr. Harold Quickly, 2010
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Nathan Van Coops (The Warp Clock (In Times Like These, #4))
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The #1 reason I love time travel? Easy. Sleeping in. Go ahead and schedule that meeting for 6am. I’ll be there well-rested, sometime after I’ve finished lunch.” -Journal of Dr. Harold Quickly, 1998
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Nathan Van Coops (The Warp Clock (In Times Like These, #4))
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If time travel doesn’t confuse you from time to time, you’re probably doing it wrong.” -Journal of Dr. Harold Quickly, 2109
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Nathan Van Coops (The Warp Clock (In Times Like These, #4))
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It’s a strange feeling to know a time traveler is nowhere to be found in the universe at a present moment, but to have faith that they’ll be back one day.” –Journal of Dr. Harold Quickly, 2087
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Nathan Van Coops (The Warp Clock (In Times Like These, #4))