A Trail Through Time Quotes

“I suspect the Universe is making damned sure we don’t get the chance to contaminate other planets with our stupidity. It’s keeping us on this one where the only thing we can damage is each other.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“What chest?’ I said, because everyone knows if you ignore persistent, throbbing pain then it goes away. Like toothache. And small children. And overdrafts.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“I personally think humans have got about as far as we can go. We're wrecking the planet. We're never short of good reasons to massacre each other. Wrong god. Wrong race. Wrong color. Wrong sex. I'm actually quite surprised a thoroughly pissed-off History hasn't waved a flaming sword and we're all back in caves in the snow, chewing on half-cooked mammoth. And even that's more than we deserve.
No wonder we still can't get to Mars. I suspect the Universe is making damned sure we don't get the chance to contaminate other planets with our stupidity. It's keeping us on this one where the only thing we can damage is each other.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“There should be medals struck for men who produce tea at exactly the moment it's needed.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“I avoided Thomas Hardy because everyone should, and anyway, I was depressed enough.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“An hour later, we’d indulged in the traditional St Mary’s ritual for dealing with any sort of crisis, which is to imbibe vast reservoirs of tea. People laugh, but it works. By the time the kettle has boiled, the tea made, the amount of sugar added has been silently criticised, the tea blown on and finally drunk … all this takes time, and if you’re a member of St Mary’s with the attention-span of a privet hedge, then you’ve forgotten what you were arguing about in the first place.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“Getting things done at St Mary’s is a bit like elephants mating,’ explained Peterson. A remark that caused some mystification. ‘You know – there’s frantic activity at high level. There’s screaming and stamping. A lot of dust is raised. Nothing happens for two years and then you’re crushed by the result.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“I’m the world’s lightest sleeper. On a bad day, I can make Lady Macbeth look like a raging narcoleptic.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“Typical St Mary’s. When the chips are down we don’t whine and we don’t run – we do some damage.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“The whole thing is completely weird, unbelievable, and impossible. On the other hand, I travel through time for a living, so don’t talk to me about weird, unbelievable, or impossible. Really,”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“I’m not a surgeon.’ ‘You don’t have to be. You’re an engineer. That’s almost the same thing.’ ‘Your ignorance is frightening.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“I heard the Boss murmur, ‘I sometimes wonder what goes on in that kitchen,’ and we continued with the briefing.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“Loss of appetite is one of the first symptoms. When your body hasn’t a clue what’s going on, it tends to shut down in self-defence.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“I personally think humans have got about as far as we can go. We’re wrecking the planet. We’re never short of good reasons to massacre each other. Wrong god. Wrong race. Wrong colour. Wrong sex.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“I’ve never had a high opinion of the human race and I’m not wrong. Just look at us. We’ve been given this gift. This wonderful gift. Alone of every species on the planet, we’re able to see our own past. To build on our triumphs. To learn from our mistakes. To discover at first hand, exactly how we arrived where we are today. And instead of regarding it as the wonderful gift it is, we’d tried to use it for nothing more productive than rehashing old conflicts.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“I say to you, place your trust in the God who loves you and all will be well. Do not waste the time given you in fretting over events you cannot control. If you only let him, God will amend all. Have just a little faith.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“I avoided Thomas Hardy because everyone should, and anyway, I was depressed enough. And Dickens. I’ve never liked Dickens. I laughed like mad when Little Nell died.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“Mrs Mack, kitchen supremo, watched me in silence and then took my plate from me and began to load up a pile of vegetables. I watched in horror. No good ever comes of eating green food.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“We wrote our reports and sent them off to Dr Bairstow, who presented himself punctually at 0930 every morning to stare at us. It was beyond his nature to smile and encourage, so we could only assume he was there to intimidate any lingering”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“History glitters with the tales of men and women who, with no thought of reward or glory, make their stand and quietly do their duty.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“Everyone has a place in society and without the backing of family, friends, a guild, a tribe, a village, we were officially non-persons.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“personally think humans have got about as far as we can go. We’re wrecking the planet. We’re never short of good reasons to massacre each other. Wrong god. Wrong race. Wrong colour. Wrong sex. I’m actually quite surprised a thoroughly pissed-off History hasn’t waved a flaming sword and we’re all back in caves in the snow, chewing on half-cooked mammoth. And even that’s more than we deserve.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“No wonder we still can’t get to Mars. I suspect the Universe is making damned sure we don’t get the chance to contaminate other planets with our stupidity.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“There was no way we would ever bring something unpleasant back from the past. Apart from each other, of course.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“Oh, that’s easy. At street level, it’s Middle English. The clergy speak Latin. Your social superiors will speak Middle French. Remember that most words have a final e, which you should pronounce if the following word begins with a consonant. Except when that consonant is h, w, or y, of course. If the following word begins with a vowel, then that e is silent. Every letter in a word should be pronounced. If in any doubt, remember the ph in banana is always silent.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“I woke well into the next day, enjoyed a careful shower, and headed for breakfast. Or lunch – I’m quite flexible about what I call my meals.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“St Mary’s always sounds like feeding time at the zoo. Some of the animals might have better manners and smaller appetites, but otherwise,”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time

“I personally think humans have got about as far as we can go. We’re wrecking the planet. We’re never short of good reasons to massacre each other. Wrong god. Wrong race. Wrong colour. Wrong sex. I’m actually quite surprised a thoroughly pissed-off History hasn’t waved a flaming sword and we’re all back in caves in the snow, chewing on half-cooked mammoth. And even that’s more than we deserve. No wonder we still can’t get to Mars. I suspect the Universe is making damned sure we don’t get the chance to contaminate other planets with our stupidity. It’s keeping us on this one where the only thing we can damage is each other.”
― Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time