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I'm most disturbed by the theory of rubber resilience in children; as if its much easier to bounce back with youth. I see them more like Steel. When heated, they can be bent either which way. But if it's not corrected by the time things cool down, they can be forever changed. ↗

— Zack W. Van

#bullying #children #psychology-spirituality #change

Tita knew through her own flesh how fire transforms the elements, how a lump of corn flour is changed into a tortilla, how a soul that hasn't been warmed by the fire of love is lifeless, like a useless ball of corn flour. ↗

— Laura Esquivel

#food #love #change

...things can happen when you least expect them so you always gotta be prepared. And pay attention to the details. The devil is in the details. ↗

— Lesley Kagen

#change

It's much easier . . . to be on the verge of something than to actually be it. This would still take time. ↗

— Markus Zusak

#insight #change

Tell me what to do to change your mind. ↗

— Lisa Desrochers

#change

Strange, i thought i knew you well, thought i had read the sky, thought i had seen a change in your eyes. ↗

— Tori Amos

#tori-amos #change

The miracle of children is that we just don’t know how they will change or who they will become. ↗

— Eileen Kennedy-Moore

#kids #miracle #parenting #parents #parents-and-children

With our rarely changing temperaments strong emotions can alter us in permanent ways. But he said I did not need to worry about that part – you had already altered me so completely. ↗

— Stephenie Meyer

#change

In History, stagnant waters, whether they be stagnant waters of custom or those of despotism, harbour no life; life is dependent on the ripples created by a few eccentric individuals. In homage to that life and vitality, the community has to brave certain perils and must countenance a measure of heresy. One must live dangerously if one wants to live at all. ↗

— Herbert Read

#choices #circles #community #integrity #peace

What readers ask nowadays in a book is that it should improve, instruct and elevate. This book wouldn't elevate a cow. I cannot conscientiously recommend it for any useful purposes whatever. All I can suggest is that when you get tired of reading "the best hundred books," you may take this for half an hour. It will be a change. ↗

— Jerome K. Jerome

#literary-criticism #change