The Day Tripper

by James Goodhand

“We live in an era of specialists, Alex. Modern life says that to be successful one must know one subject, inside out. But I find it’s far more interesting to know one thing about everything, than to know everything about one thing. Don’t you think?”

“Science leads us to believe that all of time, and all of space, exist in a preexisting block—everything that is to happen has already happened. Our memories, our lived experiences, they are indexed against this passing time. Cause then effect, cause then effect, ad infinitum. But if an error occurred—a person’s consciousness jammed between two points on the map of time—where might that leave them?”

“People who pursue money are those with nothing better to pursue,”

“You live a life you’re not happy with for long enough, and it’s possible to forget that things could be different.”

Perhaps that’s one of the great joys of being young: that everyone you’ve ever loved is still alive.