The Day After Never Quotes

“They say necessity is the mother of invention. I've found that a lack of time is usually the mother of necessity.”
― Nathan Van Coops, The Day After Never

“Time travel, like all travel, broadens your horizons. It also reaffirms your appreciation for modern plumbing.”-Journal of Dr. Harold Quickly, 1688”
― Nathan Van Coops, The Day After Never

“There are many dangers facing the human race in the centuries ahead. Sadly, most are problems brought on by ourselves. One of the most hazardous is the idea that we are smart enough to fix them all. A truly intelligent species knows that meddling is not often fixed by more meddling.”
― Nathan Van Coops, The Day After Never

“But worry can be a plague. It can cripple you if you let it. It eats away at your freedom.”
― Nathan Van Coops, The Day After Never

“I kick a piece of bark back into the neighbor’s yard. “Is it so hard to just meet a nice girl and be happy? No, you had to pick a time traveler. . . and then die. And then not stay dead. Stupid idiot.”
― Nathan Van Coops, The Day After Never

“hippie musicians who sit cross-legged next to open guitar cases, hastily murdering Bob Marley tunes in hopes of scoring beer money.”
― Nathan Van Coops, The Day After Never

“You can’t assume the most important people in your life will be living close to home. Sometimes your greatest friends are discovered in far away places. It’s up to you to go find them.”-Journal of Dr. Harold Quickly, 2202”
― Nathan Van Coops, The Day After Never

“On vis, we got shit all,” Rixon replies. “These guys were blacked out darker than Batman’s asshole. But we got their heat signature on the satellite.”
― Nathan Van Coops, The Day After Never

“A truly intelligent species knows that meddling is not often fixed by more meddling.”
― Nathan Van Coops, The Day After Never

“Uh, I don’t know that you want to base your concept of the millennium on reality TV. I don’t think the people making those shows were exactly about authenticity.”
― Nathan Van Coops, The Day After Never

“Facts are lovely things.” Melchior nods. “Nearly as lovely as truth.”
― Nathan Van Coops, The Day After Never

“Unlike the inside of a space shuttle or twenty-first century spacecraft, this interior looks uncluttered and clean. More Star Trek than Star Wars.”
― Nathan Van Coops, The Day After Never

“Is this film an accurate depiction of your current culture?” He points to the scene of Chunk getting terrified by a frozen body in the Fratellis’ freezer. “Yes. That’s exactly accurate.”
― Nathan Van Coops, The Day After Never

“I may not be in Heaven, but I’m in St. Petersburg, and that’s close enough.”
― Nathan Van Coops, The Day After Never