Quotes About Transition

I was still feeling the old loss, just in a new way.

He drank the cotton-candy milk from the day at the pier. The last batch was from the morning she left and this milk was full of plans I didn't know about. When he finished that bottle she was really gone, every last drop of her.

I was never good at jumping in, letting go of one element and embracing another.

I have to do it to day. It's the first day of the rest of my life. Oh. I had a day like that last week. Really? What happened? I woke up and thought, This is the first day of the rest of my life. Then what happened? I drove to work. Oh.

But Ed [the family counselor] wasn't fazed; in fact, he suggested the dynamic had served each of us well. Something in the way he said this gave me the feeling that the dynamic was moving on, perhaps down the block, where it would serve some other confused family. And we would be left dynamic-less, four people alone with all the wrong feelings for one another.

People naturally change a lot during their 20s, so my songs reflect that progression.

You have a career, and you start as a business person. And you work your way, you reach this peak, and you know the time's going to come when you go back down.

De levenslijn van ons echte bestaan verhardt tijdens onze voorbijgang, versteent tot een fossiel en krijgt de samenhang, maar ook de eenvoud van het noodlot, terwijl al onze levens die hadden kunnen zijn, die zich op ieder willekeurig moment van het winnende bestaan hadden kunnen losmaken, spookachtige stippellijntjes blijven: creoden, kwantumfaseovergangen, doorzichtig en fascinerend als de bollen die vegeteren in een bloemkas.

Quizá no viva dentro de una historia importante, quizá sea tan solo un personaje secundario pero, para un hombre que afronta el final de su vida, cualquier perspectiva es preferible a la de desaparecer para siempre

For this reason, three months is the usual time to find your way. But you must enjoy the ride.

Anyone with any sense welcomes retirement,

When you're used to hearing purring and suddenly it's gone, it's hard to silence the blaring sound of sadness.

Don't let go too soon, but don't hold on too long.

We need a sexier term for retirement. It doesn't fit anymore.

Every ending is a new beginning. Your next beginning will be like a child on Santa's lap for the first time.

The meaning of the dawning pays tribute to the storm.

What separates a dream come true from a nightmare? If one awakens upon dying in a dream, then what happens at death?

My leadership will end the Obama era and begin a new era of American prosperity.

For those who have come here illegally, they might have a transition time to allow them to set their affairs in order. And then go back home and get in line with everybody else. And if they get in line and they apply to become a citizen and get a green card, they will be treated like everybody else.

It's only natural to feel lonely after the enjoyable moments pass. But as you experience new joys those feelings of sorrow will start to fade.

If you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave.

Wind, then rain, and then the blue sky.

a bright sun darkens, a full moon wanes, a full cup overflows, and decay follows prosperity

Para un árbol, cambiar de sitio es la muerte; para un hombre, cambiar de sitio es la vida.