In Times Like These (In Times Like These, #1)

by Nathan Van Coops

even rainout beers are better than being at work.

while life is not always predictable or necessarily enjoyable, it certainly holds no lack of surprises.”

“It doesn’t pay to insult another time traveler. In fact you should make it a rule of thumb to never anger anyone today, who can go back and stab you yesterday.”

“You never can tell when you might need a good writing instrument,”

“Stairs keep me young.”

Trying to hit a mark like that would be like hitting a bullseye on a dartboard attached to a speeding train, while throwing from an airplane . . . with your eyes closed.

I’m a little envious that Blake has someone in his life that he can’t stand to be without.

“There are thousands of ways to get yourself killed time traveling. Being in a hurry is the fastest way to find a new one.”

it never hurts to be near your own refrigerator.

“The world rarely gets negatively impacted by pie,”

Safety really took the fun out of playgrounds.

“Time travel can take a toll on your grocery budget,”

As a teacher of anything it is often difficult to remember that just because you have covered something does not mean it has sunk in properly, or really been processed to the point of understanding.

Anything beats doing nothing.”

Did you know that Minot is the geographic center of North America?”

People often ask me afterward about what I feel is the biggest waste of time, suspecting that I will say something like television or arguing politics. I think the biggest waste of time is feeling sorry for yourself.

“I’m ridiculously talented,”

One’s time is better served crafting the future. It’s a commodity too valuable to be squandered on repetition.”

“You should never pass up good food just to deal with your personal problems.”

I can’t even lie at Balderdash.

“Your problem is you need to readjust your concept of ‘possible.’”

I’m old enough to know better than to think I have all the answers.”

“What would you name your tortoise?”

“Don’t try it. Do it.

wondering ‘what if’ can be the worst of it.

Surviving isn’t all there is to winning, Ben. A lot of good men have died in the act of doing something great. That doesn’t mean they lost.” I nod.

Guard your minutes and seconds closer than your dollars and cents. You can predict when you’ll be out of money, but not when you’ll be out of time.”

What happened, happened. You can never change the past. Not really. You can just choose to live in a time where things are different.”

If women made sense, it would take all the fun out of it.”

“Things that are worth nothing are easy to come by.”

“In a universe full of variables, you can still find yourself some constants. The rest is trial and error. But if you come looking, I’ll bet you’ll find what you’re looking for.”