Change Quote by Maria Edgeworth

“Though he had determined upon this in the first moment of joyful enthusiasm, yet the delay of four-and-twenty hours had made a material change…

— Maria Edgeworth

“Something was happening while you waited. The most essential thing was happening. And even if he himself was doing nothing, it was happening through…

— Patrick Süskind

“In his life he'd passed through long periods of gratefulness and good cheer, but he'd scarcely even imagined this level of thorough contentment with…

— Chad Harbach

“By degrees during the afternoon he warmed and became alive, and only towards evening, on his good days, was he productive, active and, sometimes,…

— Hermann Hesse

“As he began to understand himself more and more (to the extent at least that any man truly understands himself), he recognized that his…

— A.J. Smith

“being constantly subjected to tests of his persistence and courage. So he could not be hasty, nor impatient. If he pushed forward impulsively, he…

— Paulo Coelho

“The causes of his embitterment were many, remote and near. He was angry with himself for being young and the prey of restless foolish…

— James Joyce

“He often acted out of impulse just so that he could then devote his leisure hours to mulling why; he relished self-analysis, though he…

— Eleanor Catton

“However, in order to make progress in anything, we must make the first move - from then on, our personal rhythm and intuition will…

— Paulo Coelho

“It was as if he'd suddenly become intimately aware of the fragility of life and how precious time really was. As a result, he…

— Micah Sparks

“He was driven with the thought that one day he would achieve his objective; his mind was the only motive force he knew; his…

— Pandora

“Everyday he saw better, and he began to climb slowly, one by one, almost reluctantly at first then, with intoxication and, as though drawn…

— Victor Hugo