Quotes About Growth

Men tiden går, går storartet. Det er ikke en synlig hånd som skyver på, men går gjør det, aldrig set slikt, det er ingenting før det er høst.

Here and there among the pines are rowans, with ripe coral berries; now the berries are falling, heavy clusters striking the earth. So they reap themselves and sow themselves again, an inconceivable abundance to be squandered every single year. Over three hundred clusters I can count on a single tree. And here and there about are flowers still in bloom, obstinate things that will not die, though their time is really past.

Sometimes you just have to take the leap and build your wings on the way down.

Lernen und nicht denken ist nichtig, denken und nicht lernen ist ermüdend.

As the twig is bent, so the tree is inclined"

Talent is nothing but a prolonged period of attention and a shortened period of mental assimilation.

I'm trying to figure out precisely which character flaw might be responsible for my latest life failure.

Look, it's not you. It's me , and my inability to dig dirty dudes.

when men like us do change, the change is profound.

We fail; we learn. Unless we fail to learn.

When she'd gotten her period at thirteen, he'd given her a copy of The Care and Keeping of You. He'd been red-faced, gruffly saying, "Here. I'm sure you'll put all this together.

I believe in times of adversity there's a line that is sometimes drawn, a line that separates your old life from your new. You cross the line, you'll never be the same.

and there comes a time in a woman's life when innocence is merely a euphemism for ignorance.

My mother once told me that diamonds were born of pressure, but I never understood what she meant until I met you.

You'll move through worlds," the female murmured, as if imparting a secret to Lanthe. "In one realm, hurt. In one realm, leave. In one realm, cleave. In one realm, shine.

Point taken. Thank you for explaining these things to me. Please continue to do so in the future." "I

When you can't change your situation, you must change yourself.

Sucedió. Dolió. Mejores cosas vendrán.

You have so much to look forward to, if you'd just stop looking back.

Her words made his lips part. No. I used to believe that. He stood unsteadily. Now I know I was wrong. Before he traced away, he rasped, If you love something, you protect it ruthlessly. No matter what occurs.

It's good to leave behind all that is comfortable and known every so often. It opens one's mind to the wide world.

Life peels us like an onion and every layer is softer and sweeter.

Life is about messing up. And I'm startin' to think it wouldn't be as exciting if we were perfect.

If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.