Vans Warped Quotes

As I discussed in the previous chapter, attachment researchers have shown that our earliest caregivers don't only feed us, dress us, and comfort us when we are upset; they shape the way our rapidly growing brain perceives reality. Our interactions with our caregivers convey what is safe and what is dangerous: whom we can count on and who will let us down; what we need to do to get our needs met. This information is embodied in the warp and woof of our brain circuitry and forms the template of how we think of ourselves and the world around us. These inner maps are remarkably stable across time. This doesn‘t mean, however, that our maps can‘t be modified by experience. A deep love relationship, particularly during adolescence, when the brain once again goes through a period of exponential change, truly can transform us. So can the birth of a child, as our babies often teach us how to love. Adults who were abused or neglected as children can still learn the beauty of intimacy and mutual trust or have a deep spiritual experience that opens them to a larger universe. In contrast, previously uncontaminated childhood maps can become so distorted by an adult rape or assault that all roads are rerouted into terror or despair. These responses are not reasonable and therefore cannot be changed simply by reframing irrational beliefs.

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

There are few teachers as instructive as your past or as inspirational as your future.

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

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

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.

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

As I discussed in the previous chapter, attachment researchers have shown that our earliest caregivers don’t only feed us, dress us, and comfort us when we are upset; they shape the way our rapidly growing brain perceives reality. Our interactions with our caregivers convey what is safe and what is dangerous: whom we can count on and who will let us down; what we need to do to get our needs met. This information is embodied in the warp and woof of our brain circuitry and forms the template of how we think of ourselves and the world around us. These inner maps are remarkably stable across time.

I want to believe that we can all agree that no human being deserves to die abandoned and alone. I want to believe that but in a world where people use drugs rather than go to a hospital where they've already been treated poorly, choose to die alone at home or next to a riverbank, I'm not so sure. America remains the only country on the planet where it's easier to get high than it is to get help. When crises pile on top of each other, humans tend to dissociate. It's hard to think about the climate crisis when you're worried about paying your electric bill. The more emotionally depleted we are, the more we revert to our lizard brains and the more inured we become to the suffering of others. 'I got traps that will hurt you and I will hunt you down.' Lizard brain warps our sense of self, it undercuts our health, and it literally turns us into victims of our own toxic individualism. 'Americans are drowning in the lack of grace, the lack of humility, the complete inability to assume well about others', my friend, the trauma expert, Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, said.

Each man is given a scientific heritage plus a continuing barrage of sensory stimulation; and the considerations which guide him in warping his scientific heritage to fit his continuing sensory promptings are, where rational, pragmatic.

After a moment, I can tell she knows. The noise that comes out of her mouth next isn't a word. it's not a scream or a cry either. The sound pierces me nonetheless, and I understand its meaning perfectly. It's the sound of her heart breaking.

You realize you're about to create a bunch of time traveling robots, don't you? Pretty sure that's how The Terminator started.

The Encyclopedia Britannica defines eugenics as “the organic betterment of the race through wise application of the laws of heredity.” Yet most people draw a blank when they hear the word, or else it conjures up images of swastikas and jack‑booted Nazis. Contrary to this warped image, eugenics has had a long history, extending back to ancient Rome and beyond.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

If time travel doesn’t confuse you from time to time, you’re probably doing it wrong.” -Journal of Dr. Harold Quickly, 2109

Throughout time, no matter the century, people believe they are the pinnacle of historical knowledge and modern science. None are. As a man of science myself it’s a humbling reminder that every truth I hold may one day be proven wrong.

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

In her later e-mails to me, Nancy struggled to capture the existential reality of trauma. “I want to tell you what a flashback is like. It is as if time is folded or warped, so that the past and present merge, as if I were physically transported into the past. Symbols related to the original trauma, however benign in reality, are thoroughly contaminated and so become objects to be hated, feared, destroyed if possible, avoided if not. For example, an iron in any form—a toy, a clothes iron, a curling iron, came to be seen as an instrument of torture. Each encounter with a scrub suit left me disassociated, confused, physically ill and at times consciously angry. “My marriage is slowly falling apart—my husband came to represent the heartless laughing people [the surgical team] who hurt me. I exist in a dual state. A pervasive numbness covers me with a blanket; and yet the touch of a small child pulls me back to the world. For a moment, I am present and a part of life, not just an observer. “Interestingly, I function very well at work, and I am constantly given positive feedback. Life proceeds with its own sense of falsity. “There is a strangeness, bizarreness to this dual existence. I tire of it. Yet I cannot give up on life, and I cannot delude myself into believing that if I ignore the beast it will go away. I’ve thought many times that I had recalled all the events around the surgery, only to find a new one. “There are so many pieces of that 45 minutes of my life that remain unknown. My memories are still incomplete and fragmented, but I no longer think that I need to know everything in order to understand what happened. “When the fear subsides I realize I can handle it, but a part of me doubts that I can. The pull to the past is strong; it is the dark side of my life; and I must dwell there from time to time. The struggle may also be a way to know that I survive—a re-playing of the fight to survive—which apparently I won, but cannot own.

I’ll remember the van’s number plate as long as I live though… metaphorically speaking again, of course… Well, I can’t actually recall the full index, but it definitely ended in DED. I remember thinking how mockingly memorable. The Grim Reaper; perchance a warped sense of the whimsical. The Angel of Death; in droll mood maybe.