--- title: "8 Life Altered Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Life Altered quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Life Altered sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41c/huston-smith-2415_altered_the-goal-of-spiritual-life-is-not-altere_437818.png" --- > [The goal of spiritual life is not altered states, but altered traits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/huston-smith/the-goal-of-spiritual-life-is-not-altered-states-but-altered-traits/) [Huston Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/huston-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41c/huston-smith-2415_altered_the-goal-of-spiritual-life-is-not-altere_437818.png) > [“Things changed. Things that defined your life altered and shifted while you weren't paying attention. Sometimes you didn't even notice until you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-reynolds-page/things-changed-things-that-defined-your-life-altered-and-shifted/) [Jean Reynolds Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-reynolds-page/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c05/jean-reynolds-page-63932_changed_things-changed-things-that-defined-your_510506.jpg) > [I couldn't think. The basics of my life seemed altered and thrown into question. After all, our families--our ancestors--are our identities. Biology…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aimee-friedman/i-couldn-t-think-the-basics-of-my-life-seemed-altered-and-thrown-into/) [Aimee Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aimee-friedman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00c/aimee-friedman-37620_ancestor_i-couldn-t-think-the-basics-of-my-life-s_637815.png) > [“Life had altered in the wildest possible way, but it was imperative that they act as if nothing at all had happened.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markus-zusak/life-had-altered-in-the-wildest-possible-way-but-it-was-imperative/) [Markus Zusak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markus-zusak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5b/markus-zusak-165_altered_life-had-altered-in-the-wildest-possible_1249339.png) > [“Ever since the crying incident a few of months ago, my life has altered in more ways than one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-sorensen/ever-since-the-crying-incident-a-few-of-months-ago-my-life-has/) [Jessica Sorensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-sorensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/332/jessica-sorensen-1288_crying_ever-since-the-crying-incident-a-few-of_1501171.png) > [“It is the first time I realize just how much this has taken a toll on my parents. Not the toll of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-starks/it-is-the-first-time-i-realize-just-how-much-this-has-taken-a-toll-on/) [M. Starks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-starks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/858/m-starks-101155_fear_it-is-the-first-time-i-realize-just-how_2118397.jpg) > [An irrelevance, and your life's altered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aldous-huxley/an-irrelevance-and-your-life-s-altered/) [Aldous Huxley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aldous-huxley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35a/aldous-huxley-97_irrelevance_an-irrelevance-and-your-life-s-altered-2_2131711.jpg) > [“Life had altered in the wildest possible way, but it was imperative that they act as if nothing at all had happened.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markus-zusak/life-had-altered-in-the-wildest-possible-way-but-it-was-imperative-2/) [Markus Zusak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markus-zusak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/819/markus-zusak-165_hiding_life-had-altered-in-the-wildest-possible_2261031.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-altered/#itemlist", "name": "Life Altered Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The goal of spiritual life is not altered states, but altered traits", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Huston Smith" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/huston-smith/the-goal-of-spiritual-life-is-not-altered-states-but-altered-traits/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41c/huston-smith-2415_altered_the-goal-of-spiritual-life-is-not-altere_437818.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41c/huston-smith-2415_altered_the-goal-of-spiritual-life-is-not-altere_437818.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41c/huston-smith-2415_altered_the-goal-of-spiritual-life-is-not-altere_437818.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The goal of spiritual life is not altered states, but altered traits” — Huston Smith", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Things changed. 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