Change Quote by John Crowley
““I know that things can’t stay the same, that change is the whole of the law: but that not just the human world but the earth and the weather and life itself could be different at the end of a single lifetime from how it was at the beginning . . . you feel that the world, the earth, can die along with you. Can it? How can I believe that all around me is ruination unless I believe it was once as it should be, and I was alive then to see it? And how am I to know that this is so?””
About This Quote
Source Novel: Little, Big by John Crowley, 1981
Life is impermanent; change is inevitable, and we confront mortality and the universe’s cycles, seeking meaning amid decay
In simple terms: All things change, and we must find meaning despite decay
Key Takeaway
Embrace impermanence and seek purpose now
Themes
impermanence
mortality
meaning
Mood
melancholic
contemplative
Type
existential
literary
When to use this quote
- grief processing
- environmental activism
- spiritual contemplation
- creative writing
Key Concepts
existentialism
philosophy
cosmology
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you find hope in change?
- What anchors your belief in meaning?
A Different Perspective
Human perspective is limited; certainty is elusive
