Daniels: You're thinking of time travel like we're in some H. G. Wells novel. We're not. It's far more complicated. There's no way for you to understand. [
Shockwave - Part II]
Archer: Why is the same day so important? What would be wrong with making contact
a week before I left, or... even
a month before?
Daniels: I made the biggest mistake in the history of time travel this morning: I don't intend to make it any worse. [
Shockwave - Part II]
Archer: I thought you were supposed to protect the timeline, not screw with it.
Daniels: It's already been... screwed with, Captain. [T:19:17] [
Shockwave - Part I]