#change

Trying to change yourself is as hard as trying to change the universe. Maybe there’s no difference. The fact is, shit happens none of us plan on. ↗

— Tom Spanbauer

#life #change

People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that's holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life. A true soul mate is probably the most important person that you will ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then they leave. And thank God for it. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#soul-mates #change

Em, I am trying to have an important conversation!" shouted Seylin. "I will not change into a cat! ↗

— Clare B. Dunkle

#shapeshifters #change

I will never, never be the same. I have seen stars. Real stars. ↗

— Beth Revis

#space #stars #change

It’s all fine to say, “Time will heal everything, this too shall pass away. People will forget”—and things like that when you are not involved, but when you are there is no passage of time, people do not forget and you are in the middle of something that does not change. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#forget #time #change

I had privately changed 'This, too, shall pass' into 'You, too, shall die'. ↗

— Kevin Hearne

#change

Zen pretty much comes down to three things -- everything changes; everything is connected; pay attention. ↗

— Jane Hirshfield

#change

Of course I can do this. I'm pregnant, not brain-damaged. My condition doesn't change my personality. ↗

— Christine Feehan

#pregnancy #change

Maybe you know the monsters, Martin," Murphy said quietly. "But I know the guy who stops them. And if they don't return the girl, we'll make them regret it." She nodded at me and said, "Let's go. We can watch Dresden kill the bitch. ↗

— Jim Butcher

#harry-dresden #karrin-murphy #change

Only bad things happen quickly, . . . Virtually all the happiness-producing processes in our lives take time, usually a long time: learning new things, changing old behaviors, building satisfying relationships, raising children. This is why patience and determination are among life’s primary virtues. ↗

— Gordon Livingston

#change