#bit

I would rather ride on the far distant coattails of established authors than to follow the inexperienced whose whims change with the direction of the wind. ↗

— Peggy Randall-Martin

#ebooks #change

Continuous exercise can wear you down and wear you out. What once was a passion has now become just a chore that you dread. ↗

— Helen M. Ryan

#exercise #habits #not-wanting-to-exercise #change

If breaking a habit has been hard for you to do, hard for you even to face, then a helping hand is in order. ↗

— Kenneth Schwarz

#breaking-a-habit #breaking-bad-habits #change-a-bad-habit #change-bad-habits #habit

I've put out a lot of little roots these two years," Anne told the moon, "and when I'm pulled up they're going to hurt a great deal. But it's best to go, I think, and, as Marilla says, there's no good reason why I shouldn't. I must get out all my ambitions and dust them. ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

#change #change

No matter how much it hurts now, someday you will look back and realize your struggles changed your life for the better. ↗

— POB Bismark

#perseverance #startups #struggle #change

What we do constantly shapes who we are, and what we become, our habits show the world our true identity ↗

— Martin Suarez

#habits #life-lessons #change

Claire was just coming down the stairs, humming and thinking about how nice it was to have things getting back to normal, and how she'd tell Shane about the January thing tonight, when Myrnin sent a message through the portal. Well, more of a rock with a note tied to it, which rolled across the floor and scared Eve into a scream before the portal snapped shut. Eve kicked the rock resentfully with her thick black boots and glared at it, then at the wall. Claire gave her a "What the hell?" kind of look. "Your boss," Eve said, and reached down to grab the rock, "needs to figure out texting. Seriously. Who does this? Is he actually from the Stone Age? ↗

— Rachel Caine

#claire-danvers #eve-rosser #myrnin #age

You cast a desperate look at Eric, who has not yet noticed that you’ve been bitten. Will I turn now? Am I becoming one of them? When Ghandi said, 'Be the change you want to see in the world,' I don’t think this is how he meant it. ↗

— A.J. Lauer

#bite #change #ghandi #zombie #change

Trying to change old habits is like fighting a war in your head—a draining and exhausting skirmish that makes you wonder at your chances of survival. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#goals #habits #resolutions #richelle #richelle-goodrich

So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#dragon #endurance #hobbit #inspiration #perseverance