History doesn't choose individual people. History chooses everyone. Every day. The only question is: How long will you ignore the call?

When you go down a dark alley and you feel that tingling across the back of your neck, that's not just a bad feeling, that's a biological gift from God - the Gift of Fear...when you ignore that gift - when you go down the dark alley and say, Y'know, I'm sure it'll be okay - that's when you find real pain.

Most archivists don't like surprises. That's why we work in the past.

...can I tell you something...? I don't think you're in love with the past. I think you're scared of the future.

Our fathers never leave us. Ever.

It's the worst part of seeing old friends: when your rose-colored memories become undone by reality.

There are some people in your life who bring back old memories. And there are others - your first kiss, your first love, your first sex - who, the moment you see them, bring a spark...and something far more potent. They bring back your old life and with that, potential. And possibilities. And the feeling that if you were back in that time, life could be so very different from where you're stuck right now. That's the most tantalizing thing....I want my potential back.