Adaptation shows how people change tools, stories, and even bodies to fit new situations. One quote talks about turning mining ropes into deep‑sea gear, while another praises theater and movies that reshape classic tales. A third idea compares water to a shape‑shifting model of flexibility.
![“It [going from mini-series to series] was never even discussed because it [The Starter Wife] was, you know, an adaptation of a novel. And we - the mini-series encompassed the whole novel. And so it was always going to be a finite sort of event. And then I imagine when people started to really…” quote by Debra Messing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c8/debra-messing-8824_adaptation_it-going-from-mini-series-to-series-was_1818201.jpg)
