--- title: "1 Changed person Quotes By Luis Carlos Montalván" description: "1 Changed person quotes by Luis Carlos Montalván. Plus more from Luis Carlos Montalván and more Changed person sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ef/luis-carlos-montalv-n-22521_faith_it-isn-t-something-you-just-get-over-you_1211262.jpg" --- > [ “\[it\] isn't something you just get over. You don't go back to being who you were. It's more like a snow globe. War shakes you up, and suddenly all those pieces of your life - muscles, bones, thoughts, beliefs, relationships,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-carlos-montalv-n/it-isn-t-something-you-just-get-over-you-don-t-go-back-to-being-who/) [Luis Carlos Montalván](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-carlos-montalv-n/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ef/luis-carlos-montalv-n-22521_faith_it-isn-t-something-you-just-get-over-you_1211262.jpg) ## More by Luis Carlos Montalván > [“But for Ricky,Andrew,Mary & me the world stopped when those dogs entered the room.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-carlos-montalv-n/but-for-ricky-andrew-mary-me-the-world-stopped-when-those-dogs/) [Luis Carlos Montalván](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-carlos-montalv-n/) > [“I am, in fact, committed to being honest with myself so that I can overcome this situation. This includes not succumbing to the path…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-carlos-montalv-n/i-am-in-fact-committed-to-being-honest-with-myself-so-that-i-can/) [Luis Carlos Montalván](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-carlos-montalv-n/) > [“Some assistance dogs also wear harnesses that have a large solid, handle, intended for use instead of a leash.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-carlos-montalv-n/some-assistance-dogs-also-wear-harnesses-that-have-a-large-solid/) [Luis Carlos Montalván](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-carlos-montalv-n/) > [“But knowing the difficulties didn't make Tuesday's lack of focus easier for me. When Tuesday was distracted, I felt unsure. In the years ahead,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-carlos-montalv-n/but-knowing-the-difficulties-didn-t-make-tuesday-s-lack-of-focus/) [Luis Carlos Montalván](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-carlos-montalv-n/) > [“We aren't just service dog and master, Tuesday and I are also best friends. Kindred souls, Brothers. Whatever you want to call it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-carlos-montalv-n/we-aren-t-just-service-dog-and-master-tuesday-and-i-are-also-best/) [Luis Carlos Montalván](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-carlos-montalv-n/) > [“The first thing everyone notices is the dog.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-carlos-montalv-n/the-first-thing-everyone-notices-is-the-dog/) [Luis Carlos Montalván](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-carlos-montalv-n/) > [“where the Army we loved sold us out for careerist brass, a war-porn-fixated media and military-industrial-complex corporate greed; where the only honor and integrity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-carlos-montalv-n/where-the-army-we-loved-sold-us-out-for-careerist-brass-a-war-porn/) [Luis Carlos Montalván](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-carlos-montalv-n/) > [“As always when I was in trouble, I looked down at Tuesday. I could see his concern, but also his confidence in me. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-carlos-montalv-n/as-always-when-i-was-in-trouble-i-looked-down-at-tuesday-i-could-see/) [Luis Carlos Montalván](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-carlos-montalv-n/) > [ “\[it\] isn't something you just get over. You don't go back to being who you were. It's more like a snow globe. War shakes… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-carlos-montalv-n/it-isn-t-something-you-just-get-over-you-don-t-go-back-to-being-who/) [Luis Carlos Montalván](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-carlos-montalv-n/) > [“Why don't you grab a chair," I joked, "and sit down!" And then, like she so often did, Mary smiled.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-carlos-montalv-n/why-don-t-you-grab-a-chair-i-joked-and-sit-down-and-then-like-she-so/) [Luis Carlos Montalván](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-carlos-montalv-n/) > [“It's not just his understanding of me, although that's part of it. With a word, Tuesday can guide me to dozens of places. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-carlos-montalv-n/it-s-not-just-his-understanding-of-me-although-that-s-part-of-it-with/) [Luis Carlos Montalván](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-carlos-montalv-n/) > [“When I put my hand on his head,he stepped onto the couch and raised his face to my own. We stared at each other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-carlos-montalv-n/when-i-put-my-hand-on-his-head-he-stepped-onto-the-couch-and-raised/) [Luis Carlos Montalván](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-carlos-montalv-n/) > [“Moments of quiet friendship are what life-makes everyone's life-grand".”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-carlos-montalv-n/moments-of-quiet-friendship-are-what-life-makes-everyone-s-life-grand/) [Luis Carlos Montalván](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-carlos-montalv-n/) > [“When he lay beside me with his dog-breath sighs, it was if he was saying, Give me your sadness. I will take it, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-carlos-montalv-n/when-he-lay-beside-me-with-his-dog-breath-sighs-it-was-if-he-was/) [Luis Carlos Montalván](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-carlos-montalv-n/) > [“For the senior officers in Iraq, at least in 2005-2006, the responsibility was to the men at the top, the media, the message, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-carlos-montalv-n/for-the-senior-officers-in-iraq-at-least-in-2005-2006-the/) [Luis Carlos Montalván](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-carlos-montalv-n/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/changed-person/luis-carlos-montalv-n/#itemlist", "name": "1 Changed person Quotes By Luis Carlos Montalván", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“[it] isn't something you just get over. You don't go back to being who you were. 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