--- title: "27 Time Quotes By Kelley Armstrong" description: "27 Time quotes by Kelley Armstrong. Plus more from Kelley Armstrong and more Time sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d62/kelley-armstrong-581_fall_clearly-it-was-time-to-consider-reschedu_1618595.png" --- > [Clearly it was time to consider rescheduling that optometrist appointment I'd missed last fall.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/clearly-it-was-time-to-consider-rescheduling-that-optometrist/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d62/kelley-armstrong-581_fall_clearly-it-was-time-to-consider-reschedu_1618595.png) > [when times are tough, the weak bail and the tough get creative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/when-times-are-tough-the-weak-bail-and-the-tough-get-creative/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2e/kelley-armstrong-581_bail_when-times-are-tough-the-weak-bail-and-t_7706.png) > [“Night was her time. The Keeper. Bond-mate of the cat. Protector of the night. Daughter of the moon.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/night-was-her-time-the-keeper-bond-mate-of-the-cat-protector-of-the/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/207/kelley-armstrong-581_children_night-was-her-time-the-keeper-bond-mate_2866318.png) > [“Yes, I know you consider it a waste of time under the circumstances, but we have time to waste.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/yes-i-know-you-consider-it-a-waste-of-time-under-the-circumstances/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d3/kelley-armstrong-581_time_yes-i-know-you-consider-it-a-waste-of-ti_2109945.png) > [My past was a private obstacle, not a public excuse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/my-past-was-a-private-obstacle-not-a-public-excuse/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/522/kelley-armstrong-581_excuse_my-past-was-a-private-obstacle-not-a-pub_3222276.png) > [Last time I was sick, the guy I was seeing brought me a bottle of ginger ale… and expected me to pay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/last-time-i-was-sick-the-guy-i-was-seeing-brought-me-a-bottle-of/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c7/kelley-armstrong-581_ale_last-time-i-was-sick-the-guy-i-was-seein_2507723.png) > [Einstein theorized that time travel was possible, but he was looking at it as unidirectional, going forward. Traveling into the past is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/einstein-theorized-that-time-travel-was-possible-but-he-was-looking/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/653/kelley-armstrong-581_past_einstein-theorized-that-time-travel-was_1893952.png) > [I'm just saying it's not time for that either. We need to focus and having Maya moon over Rafe is making everyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/i-m-just-saying-it-s-not-time-for-that-either-we-need-to-focus-and/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4d/kelley-armstrong-581_bother_i-m-just-saying-it-s-not-time-for-that-e_515885.jpg) > [“It was awful. It was, like, walk out to the woods, Change, stand there until enough time passed, Change back. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/it-was-awful-it-was-like-walk-out-to-the-woods-change-stand-there/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b07/kelley-armstrong-581_analogy_it-was-awful-it-was-like-walk-out-to-the_2731264.png) > [Yes, I can talk and think at the same time. Most people can, though I suppose you wouldn't know that from personal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/yes-i-can-talk-and-think-at-the-same-time-most-people-can-though-i/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa1/kelley-armstrong-581_people_yes-i-can-talk-and-think-at-the-same-tim_596592.png) > [“I had a stupid crush on a guy who barely tolerated me most of the time. Was that the kind of girl…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/i-had-a-stupid-crush-on-a-guy-who-barely-tolerated-me-most-of-the/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4b/kelley-armstrong-581_jerk_i-had-a-stupid-crush-on-a-guy-who-barely_3200234.png) > [Antonio- "Just in time, Pete. Five more minutes of reading this and she'd have been in a coma." Peter- "Are we such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/antonio-just-in-time-pete-five-more-minutes-of-reading-this-and-she-d/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d8/kelley-armstrong-581_antonio_antonio-just-in-time-pete-five-more-minu_1155814.png) > [Why is it that every time a girl says a guy is bothering her, it's fluffed off with oh, he just likes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/why-is-it-that-every-time-a-girl-says-a-guy-is-bothering-her-it-s/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/930/kelley-armstrong-581_bother_why-is-it-that-every-time-a-girl-says-a_1259472.png) > [“We lay there a moment, entwined around each other, panting. Then I lifted my head to look at the room. Two broken…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/we-lay-there-a-moment-entwined-around-each-other-panting-then-i/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a8/kelley-armstrong-581_room_we-lay-there-a-moment-entwined-around-ea_3057075.jpg) > [Jeremy had a plan for getting Clay back and I wasn't allowed to know anything about it or allowed to help him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/jeremy-had-a-plan-for-getting-clay-back-and-i-wasn-t-allowed-to-know/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/097/kelley-armstrong-581_accepted_jeremy-had-a-plan-for-getting-clay-back_538849.png) > [“It's so easy to screw up. To make a choice that seems right. Then time passes and you look back and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/it-s-so-easy-to-screw-up-to-make-a-choice-that-seems-right-then-time/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a0/kelley-armstrong-581_change_it-s-so-easy-to-screw-up-to-make-a-choic_2506973.png) > [A girl my age had been murdered in these woods and I'd seen her last terrified moments, watched her bleed to death…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/a-girl-my-age-had-been-murdered-in-these-woods-and-i-d-seen-her-last/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e47/kelley-armstrong-581_age_a-girl-my-age-had-been-murdered-in-these_2905174.png) > [I have to. I've been fighting it all night. I'm going to lose. My battle is as futile as a woman feeling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/i-have-to-i-ve-been-fighting-it-all-night-i-m-going-to-lose-my-battle/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f26/kelley-armstrong-581_battle_i-have-to-i-ve-been-fighting-it-all-nigh_674201.png) > [Sometimes humans hit on a moment of profundity more complete than their dim minds could comprehend, and they took that nugget of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/sometimes-humans-hit-on-a-moment-of-profundity-more-complete-than/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d2/kelley-armstrong-581_bards_sometimes-humans-hit-on-a-moment-of-prof_677672.jpg) > [He lunged again. This time I stood my ground and he checked his leap at the last second…and toppled sideways. I didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/he-lunged-again-this-time-i-stood-my-ground-and-he-checked-his-leap/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/139/kelley-armstrong-581_bully_he-lunged-again-this-time-i-stood-my-gro_2533872.png) > [“I understood that now. I wished I could have understood it then. I wished I could have said something in that last…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/i-understood-that-now-i-wished-i-could-have-understood-it-then-i/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/kelley-armstrong-581_last-words_i-understood-that-now-i-wished-i-could-h_1383324.png) > [“At the time, it seemed to me that Jeremy was spending a lot of time with a piece of plastic pressed against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/at-the-time-it-seemed-to-me-that-jeremy-was-spending-a-lot-of-time/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c5/kelley-armstrong-581_eccentricities_at-the-time-it-seemed-to-me-that-jeremy_1169576.png) > [“I signed off with Ricky, and I was putting away my phone when TC slunk past, heading for his spot in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/i-signed-off-with-ricky-and-i-was-putting-away-my-phone-when-tc-slunk/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce4/kelley-armstrong-581_amusing_i-signed-off-with-ricky-and-i-was-puttin_1438950.png) > [“It was long past lunch time, but there were people at nearly every table, more milling around with trays. I stayed back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/it-was-long-past-lunch-time-but-there-were-people-at-nearly-every/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e42/kelley-armstrong-581_lunch-time_it-was-long-past-lunch-time-but-there-we_189906.png) > [“After a moment, he shook his head. “Quickly and mercifully is best. Clay? Go out and ask her into the alley.” Clay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/after-a-moment-he-shook-his-head-quickly-and-mercifully-is-best-clay/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f8/kelley-armstrong-581_time_after-a-moment-he-shook-his-head-quickly_1826706.jpg) > [A name is so important. A surname connects you to your past, to your family. Even a given name has meaning -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/a-name-is-so-important-a-surname-connects-you-to-your-past-to-your/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/155/kelley-armstrong-581_family_a-name-is-so-important-a-surname-connect_2141467.png) > [“You don’t pursue happiness. You pursue everything you need to have a fulfilled life, and then, if you achieve it, you’ll be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/you-don-t-pursue-happiness-you-pursue-everything-you-need-to-have-a/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70d/kelley-armstrong-581_fulfilled-life_you-don-t-pursue-happiness-you-pursue-ev_3199861.png) ## Other authors on Time - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sunday-adelaja-87912.jpg) Sunday Adelaja 1,532 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/sunday-adelaja/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-ritu-ghatourey-5.jpg) Ritu Ghatourey 437 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/ritu-ghatourey/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-nishan-panwar-14.jpg) Nishan Panwar 409 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/nishan-panwar/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paulo-coelho-74345.jpg) Paulo Coelho 398 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/paulo-coelho/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 355 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/frederick-lenz/) - [Jarod Kintz 339 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/jarod-kintz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-haruki-murakami-40784.jpg) Haruki Murakami 308 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/haruki-murakami/) - [Mehmet Murat ildan 302 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/mehmet-murat-ildan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-eckhart-tolle-31242.jpg) Eckhart Tolle 291 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/eckhart-tolle/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 272 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-anurag-prakash-ray-38.jpg) Anurag Prakash Ray 263 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/anurag-prakash-ray/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 257 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/ralph-waldo-emerson/) ## More by Kelley Armstrong > [So," I said. "Seems you're going to be stuck with me for a while." He smiled. A real smile that lit up his whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/so-i-said-seems-you-re-going-to-be-stuck-with-me-for-a-while-he/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [“He turned my way, and I was so engrossed in my thoughts that I didn't notice for a second. Then I realized I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/he-turned-my-way-and-i-was-so-engrossed-in-my-thoughts-that-i-didn-t/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [when times are tough, the weak bail and the tough get creative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/when-times-are-tough-the-weak-bail-and-the-tough-get-creative/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [Nuh-uh. No deals with the devil. I’ve learned my lesson on that one. ~Jaime Vegas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/nuh-uh-no-deals-with-the-devil-i-ve-learned-my-lesson-on-that-one/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [“Another night then,' Mom said. 'Maybe on the weekend we can have a barbecue and invite your sister.' 'Or,' I said turning to Rafe,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/another-night-then-mom-said-maybe-on-the-weekend-we-can-have-a/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [Believe me, I have better things to do than sabotage your friendships. No one else's world revolves around you, Cassandra." -Paige to Cassandra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/believe-me-i-have-better-things-to-do-than-sabotage-your-friendships/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [Reviews are great. I can read negative reviews and say, 'You know that point they made... they were dead on.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/reviews-are-great-i-can-read-negative-reviews-and-say-you-know-that/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [When a series is doing well, it's very tempting to keep writing it, even when the creative well is drying up. It's tempting because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/when-a-series-is-doing-well-it-s-very-tempting-to-keep-writing-it/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [You bat your baby blues at tall, dark, and gruesome, and next thing you know, he's trailing you like a lost puppy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/you-bat-your-baby-blues-at-tall-dark-and-gruesome-and-next-thing-you/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [With no chance to take off, I had to play my role, searching for the rendezvous spot, which gave me the excuse to look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/with-no-chance-to-take-off-i-had-to-play-my-role-searching-for-the/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [When I glanced at the chair, it started to shake. I’d like to think it was scared of me, but I rarely invoked that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/when-i-glanced-at-the-chair-it-started-to-shake-i-d-like-to-think-it/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [“Nonsense, Chloe. I certainly hope you aren't afraid of cemeteries" "Um, no" Tori said. "It's the bodies buried in them that worry her. Uh,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/nonsense-chloe-i-certainly-hope-you-aren-t-afraid-of-cemeteries-um-no/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [I was...a journalist...though my typical beat was freelancing articles on Canadian politics, which never included any mention of demonic phenomena, though it might explain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/i-was-a-journalist-though-my-typical-beat-was-freelancing-articles-on/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [I found something" Simon said as he walked in. He whipped out an old-fashioned key from his pocket and grinned at me. "It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/i-found-something-simon-said-as-he-walked-in-he-whipped-out-an-old/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [“He laughed and tugged me down in a kiss. Then, lips still close enough to feel them tickle mine, he said, "You know this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/he-laughed-and-tugged-me-down-in-a-kiss-then-lips-still-close-enough/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/kelley-armstrong/#itemlist", "name": "27 Time Quotes By Kelley Armstrong", "numberOfItems": 27, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Clearly it was time to consider rescheduling that optometrist appointment I'd missed last fall.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kelley Armstrong" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/clearly-it-was-time-to-consider-rescheduling-that-optometrist/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d62/kelley-armstrong-581_fall_clearly-it-was-time-to-consider-reschedu_1618595.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d62/kelley-armstrong-581_fall_clearly-it-was-time-to-consider-reschedu_1618595.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d62/kelley-armstrong-581_fall_clearly-it-was-time-to-consider-reschedu_1618595.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Clearly it was time to consider rescheduling that optometrist appointment I'd missed last fall.” — Kelley Armstrong", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "when times are tough, the weak bail and the tough get creative.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kelley Armstrong" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/when-times-are-tough-the-weak-bail-and-the-tough-get-creative/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2e/kelley-armstrong-581_bail_when-times-are-tough-the-weak-bail-and-t_7706.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2e/kelley-armstrong-581_bail_when-times-are-tough-the-weak-bail-and-t_7706.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2e/kelley-armstrong-581_bail_when-times-are-tough-the-weak-bail-and-t_7706.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“when times are tough, the weak bail and the tough get creative.” — Kelley Armstrong", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Night was her time. 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