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Quotes About Transformation

Not only had I learned that 'changes' were a part of Josie...I'd begun to understand also that this wasn't a trait particular just to Josie; that people often felt the need to prepare a side of themselves to display to passers-by - as they might in a store window - and that such a display needn't be taken so seriously once the moment had passed.
~ Kazuo Ishiguro
Yes, in spite of all, Some shape of beauty moves away the pall From our dark spirits.
~ Keats
I turn over a new leaf every day. But the blots show through
~ Keith Waterhouse
It was awful. It was, like, walk out to the woods, Change, stand there until enough time passed, Change back. It was about as much fun as taking a shit. Nice analogy.
~ Kelley Armstrong
We'll meet you here. Hopefully everyone will be in human form. A wry smile. Though I'll warn you, he's not a whole lot more pleasant that way. At least as a wolf, he can't talk.
~ Kelley Armstrong
The three Fs of being a werewolf, Feeding, Fighting, and...Reproduction
~ Kelley Armstrong
Hunting humans for sport? Eating them? the bitterness in his voice cut through me. Yeah, I caught that part. That doesn't have anything to do with you? He lifted his eyes, gaze shuttered. No? Not unless being a werewolf transforms you into a wolf AND a redneck moron.
~ Kelley Armstrong
I don't suppose you remember where you left your clothing, Daniel murmured to me. Chloe gave a soft laugh. That's always the problem, isn't it? Okay then. You two go find that. We'll meet you here. Hopefully everyone will be in human form. A wry smile. Though I'll warn you, he's not a whole lot more pleasant that way. At least as a wolf, he can't talk. The wolf growled, but she only laughed and gave him a pat, then tugged him away as we went to retrieve my clothing.
~ Kelley Armstrong
He'd want privacy for his Change and that wasn't vanity. I'm curious about many things, but witnessing the human-to-wolf transformation isn't one of them. I'm going to try picking up visions, I said. So try to keep the screams of agony to a minimum, okay? A muttered epithet. I grinned and walked to the sofa.
~ Kelley Armstrong
How about we back up?" he said. "What?" "Back up to before we went in the cabin. I was going to tell you what I thought was going on. With you. It starts with that old woman at the tattoo studio. The one who said you were a skin-walker." "I--" "Not yet. This is my chance to look brilliant.
~ Kelley Armstrong
I saw that dark patch on her haunch and I knew when she was human, there'd be a birthmark in the same place. I knew what it meant for her. And I knew what it meant for me. Yee naaldlooshii. Skin-walker.
~ Kelley Armstrong
Okay, so you were going to tell me tonight. Well, it's tonight. Go on." He squirmed and I knew the timing didn't matter--he'd expected this to play out differently, probably on a cliff top after a climb, sitting together, his arm around me, as he casually said, "Hey, you know how those mountain lions have been hanging around you a lot lately? Well, there's a reason…" "Skin-walkers," I prompted. "Right." Silence.
~ Kelley Armstrong
As I turned around, I felt another brushing sensation, this one not nearly as intense but even odder. My tail. It was off to the side and I couldn't really get a good look at it. So how could I move--? My tail swung. Okay, that was easy. I took a closer look. It was thick and over half the length of my body. When I thought of moving it, it moved. Very convenient.
~ Kelley Armstrong
So Maya will grow up to be an amazing healer who can change into a killer cat. Daniel and Sam will roam the country hunting criminals and demons. Hayley and Nicole will divide their time between recording platinum albums and winning gold medals in swimming. And me? I'll be the cute, funny guy sitting at the bar, hoping for a good brawl to break out." "In other words, exactly where you were already headed," Hayley said. We all laughed at that, even Corey.
~ Kelley Armstrong
When Jesus died, we died with Him. When He was buried, we were buried with Him. When He arose, we arose with Him. And when He ascended, we ascended with Him!
~ Kelley Varner
So what am I now?" Lee says, teasing. Dodo sighs. Gives Lee a hard look. "A monster. You and your friends, all of you. Pretty monsters. It's a stage all girls go through. If you're lucky you get through it without doing any permanent damage to yourself or anyone else.
~ Kelly Link
When he looked over to see if Catherine had heard, she had her head up the tiled fireplace, as if she were trying it on, to see whether it fit. Catherine was six months pregnant. Nothing fit her except for Henry's baseball caps, his sweatpants, his T-shirts. But she liked the fireplace.
~ Kelly Link
Some writers write to escape reality. Others write to understand it. But the best writers write in order to take possession of reality, and so transform it.
~ Kelly Link
There were two girls in a room. They were reading a book. Now there are two wolves.
~ Kelly Link
He looked old, like a stranger. He was someone else, someone whom he could easily hate. (Tom Pitts, Piggyback)
~ Ken Bruen
Greg heard Frank Oppenheimer say: "It worked." Oppie said: "Yes, it worked." The two brothers shook hands. And the world is still here, Greg thought. But it has been forever changed.
~ Ken Follett
At last it faded away, and the mushroom cloud began to disperse. Greg heard Frank Oppenheimer say: "It worked." Oppie said: "Yes, it worked." The two brothers shook hands. And the world is still here, Greg thought. But it has been forever changed.
~ Ken Follett
Ninguem sabia o quanto ela o amava. Amava-o, porque ele a devolvera à vida. Ela vivia como uma lagarta dentro de um casulo, e Jack obrigara-a a sair cá para fora e mostrara-lhe que, afinal, era uma borboleta. (...) acordando o amor que jazia latente no seu coração, teria passado o resto da vida insensível às alegrias e penas do amor.
~ Ken Follett
The world was changing so fast it was hard to keep up. Grigori had never been inside
~ Ken Follett