--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: If I've changed, I've changed.\" \"Have you…" description: "\"“If I've changed, I've changed.\" \"Have you really changed, or are you only making a show?\" \"Making a show?\" \"Yes.\" \"...I don't really know.”\" — Jun'ich..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/935/jun-ichir-tanizaki-21691_quote_if-i-ve-changed-i-ve-changed-have-you-re_1171663.jpg" --- # If I've changed, I've changed." "Have you really changed… ![“If I've changed, I've changed." "Have you really changed, or are you only making a show?" "Making a show?" "Yes." "...I don't really know.” quote by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/935/jun-ichir-tanizaki-21691_quote_if-i-ve-changed-i-ve-changed-have-you-re_1171663.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/935/jun-ichir-tanizaki-21691_quote_if-i-ve-changed-i-ve-changed-have-you-re_1171663.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/935/jun-ichir-tanizaki-21691_quote_if-i-ve-changed-i-ve-changed-have-you-re_1171663.jpg) > ““If I've changed, I've changed." "Have you really changed, or are you only making a show?" "Making a show?" "Yes." "...I don't really know.”” [Jun'ichirō Tanizaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jun-ichir-tanizaki/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The dialogue questions whether personal change is genuine or merely performative, highlighting self‑deception. **In simple terms:** Are you truly changed or just acting? 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