--- title: "1 Present Change Quotes By Kerry Egan" description: "1 Present Change quotes by Kerry Egan. Plus more from Kerry Egan and more Present Change sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/136/kerry-egan-67701_abusive-relationship_if-you-want-to-be-saved-from-your-presen_2008198.jpg" --- > [“If you want to be saved from your present suffering, you must be willing to change and be changed in the present. That change can be tangible—leaving an abusive relationship, going back to school, moving down the hallway in an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-egan/if-you-want-to-be-saved-from-your-present-suffering-you-must-be/) Kerry Egan [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/136/kerry-egan-67701_abusive-relationship_if-you-want-to-be-saved-from-your-presen_2008198.jpg) ## More by Kerry Egan > [“Knowing yourself" or "finding yourself" can be dangerous. It can cement you into a strict role & saddle you with unnecessary expectations. It can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-egan/knowing-yourself-or-finding-yourself-can-be-dangerous-it-can-cement/) Kerry Egan > [“Perhaps the death knell of love is not anger or even indifference; it’s losing the desire to know more about your partner.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-egan/perhaps-the-death-knell-of-love-is-not-anger-or-even-indifference-it/) Kerry Egan > [“Kindness is not the same as niceness or putting our heads in the sand, or avoiding conflict. It is acknowledging that no life is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-egan/kindness-is-not-the-same-as-niceness-or-putting-our-heads-in-the-sand/) Kerry Egan > [“If you want to be saved from your present suffering, you must be willing to change and be changed in the present. That change…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-egan/if-you-want-to-be-saved-from-your-present-suffering-you-must-be/) Kerry Egan ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/present-change/kerry-egan/#itemlist", "name": "1 Present Change Quotes By Kerry Egan", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If you want to be saved from your present suffering, you must be willing to change and be changed in the present. That change can be tangible—leaving an abusive relationship, going back to school, moving down the hallway in an assisted-living facility. But it can also be a change in perception. This, in fact, is the harder change. 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