ZEITGEIST 2 FINAL

Friday, April 27, 2018 A LITERARY MAGAZINE p.21
You Are Zeitgeist
Literature can become such as intrinsic part of one’s life that one can recur to certain quotes or moments
in novels, stories, and poems that appeal to their feelings and remind them of the transcendental power
of words. Treasure literature, since it can influence your perspective on many aspects of life.
10 Quotes on Embracing Change
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.”
― Vivian Greene
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
“Sometimes," Jem said, "our lives can change so fast that the change outpaces our minds and
hearts. It's those times, I think, when our lives have altered but we still long for the time before
everything was altered-- that is when we feel the greatest pain. I can tell you, though, from
experience, you grow accustomed to it. You learn to live your new life, and you can't imagine, or
even really remember, how things were before.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel
"Destiny is a funny thing. You never know how things are going to work out. But if you keep an
open mind and an open heart, I promise you will find your own destiny someday".
― Uncle Iroh, Avatar, the Last Airbender
“When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this
storm’s all about.”
– Haruki Murakami , Kafka on the Shore
“Some changes occur suddenly like a brilliant flash of lightning striking across a dark sky. These
changes are stunning, exciting but can be quickly forgotten. Other changes happen slowly,
gradually, like a flower blooming in early spring, each day unfurling its petals another fraction of an
inch towards the warm, nurturing sun. These changes are as inevitable as nature running its course;
they’re meant to be.”
– Suzi Davis, Amber Frost
“You must not abandon ship in a storm because you cannot control the winds”
– St. Thomas More
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by
them.”
– Maya Angelou
“A ship is always safe at shore, but that is not what it was built for”
– Albert Einstein
“There are no safe paths in this part of the world. Remember you are over the Edge of the Wild
now, and in for all sorts of fun wherever you go.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit Selected by Cecilia Thon (12)