#change

Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder. Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels. Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies. Elves are glamorous. They project glamour. Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment. Elves are terrific. They beget terror. The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning. No one ever said elves are nice. Elves are bad. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#change

The moon is a loyal companion. It never leaves. It’s always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do. Every day it’s a different version of itself. Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light. The moon understands what it means to be human. Uncertain. Alone. Cratered by imperfections. ↗

— Tahereh Mafi

#spiritual #change

Life is funny. Things change, people change, but you will always be you, so stay true to yourself and never sacrifice who you are for anyone. ↗

— Zayn Malik

#inspirational #life #love #one-direction #quote

If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door ↗

— Milton Berle

#opportunity #self-determination #wisdom #change

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence. ↗

— Ovid

#change #inspirational #perseverance #change

Don't worry about hurting me, if that's what you're afraid of. I want to get hurt. At least I´ll feel something for a change. ↗

— Katie Kacvinsky

#love #relationships #change

I was, but then I realized that I was holding on to something that didn't exist anymore. That the person I missed didn't exist anymore. People change. The things we like and dislike change. And we can wish they couldn't all day long but that never works. ↗

— Sarah Ockler

#insightful #change

His eyes softened. "But it doesn't change what we are to each other. It's like there's always been a piece of my soul missing, and it's inside you, Clary. I know I told you once that whether God exists or not, we're on our own. But when I'm with you, I'm not. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#jace #love #change

Things do not change; we change. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#things

Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They depen and widen and expand our sense of life: they feed the soul. When writers make us shake our heads with the exactness of their prose and their truths, and even make us laugh about ourselves or life, our buoyancy is restored. We are given a shot at dancing with, or at least clapping along with, the absurdity of life, instead of being squashed by it over and over again. It's like singing on a boat during a terrible storm at sea. You can't stop the raging storm, but singing can change the hearts and spirits of the people who are together on that ship. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#reading #writing #change