Home / Quotes / Quote by Anthony Lane

Quote by Anthony Lane

“[W]e are not merely tempered and schooled by failure but compelled, in however subtle a fashion, to become something other than we were.”

Quote by Anthony Lane

Author

Anthony Lane, born in 1962, is an accomplished journalist. His career is focused on film criticism and literary reviews, known for his profound insights and unique writing style. more

You May Also Like

“From the Buddhist perspective, the only lasting way to bring about change is for people themselves to change.”

Change Buddhism

Book:Basics of Buddhism: Key Principles and How to Practice

Source: Basics of Buddhism: Key Principles and How to Practice

“I knew that change was coming, the way you know things you can't see, by feeling them; by instinct. The way the bees know everything they know.”

Book:Kissing the Bee

Source: Kissing the Bee

“Besides, Mrs. Quesnt, did it never occur to you that we are not changing at all-that rather, we are simply becoming more ourselves?”

Book:The Master of Heathcrest Hall

Source: The Master of Heathcrest Hall

“Embraced in Isaac’s wings, I decided that change wasn’t such a bad thing. It actually gave flight to a whole new world I couldn’t wait to explore.”

Inspirational Change New World Thing

Book:Embrace

Source: Embrace

“He smiled at me, and just like that I was completely happy to be who I was. I knew it wouldn't be easy all the time, but right now it was as simple as sunshine because Nathan was here and had helped me to realize that I was still Ramsey, no matter how much things had changed.”

Change Fantasy Elves Nathan Ramsey

Book:The Spell Master

Source: The Spell Master

“The fictional characters we love stamp their names on our hearts. They show us how to fight our battles, how to change, how to make it to page three hundred a different person than we were on page one.”

Change Fiction Books Fictional Characters

Book:The Book Witch

Source: The Book Witch

“Sometimes growth looks like starting again.”

Life Growth Change Self Discovery New Beginnings

Book:Finish the Sentence: Unscripted Lives: Lessons from Women Around the World

Source: Finish the Sentence: Unscripted Lives: Lessons from Women Around the World

“Life wasn't stability. It was loss. And for the first time, that loss seemed to him a form of freedom.”

Life Philosophy Change Freedom Loss Existentialism

Book:THE GLASS CODE: The return to dust

Source: THE GLASS CODE: The return to dust

“Sharing stories. Is there anything more powerful? More illuminating? More connecting? It can change you forever, really hearing others' journeys, really being heard. Having each person's journey honored, validated, and, yes, questioned as well, is fundamental to being fully alive.”

Life Change Power Journey Honor Question Listen Connect Illuminate Sharing Stories

Author:Shellen Lubin

“Only fact in this universe - is me - and I am nothing, so nothing is fact, everything is flux - and I - am the flux of infinity.”

Change Consciousness Evolution Self Awareness Sufism Expansion Nonduality Advaita Transcendence Transcendentalism

Book:With Love From A Blue Rock

Source: With Love From A Blue Rock