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A collection of quotes focusing on the empowering aspects of change, which is ideal for anyone facing a life passage, such as a landmark birthday, a new job, a new home or a new relationship. With colour illustrations throughout.
About the author
Kathryn and Ross Petras are a brother-and-sister writing team, and inveterate collectors of quotations. Their books include The Anthology of Really Important Modern Poetry, The Stupidest Things Ever Said Book of All-Time Stupidest Top 10 Lists, Age Doesn’t Matter Unless You’re a Cheese, The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said, The Lexicon of Stupidity, Very Bad Poetry, and more; their 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said Page-A-Day calendar has more than 4.5 million copies in print. Their work has been covered in publications including the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the London Times, and on numerous television and radio shows, including Good Morning America. Kathy lives in Seattle; Ross lives in Toronto.
Summary
A COMPENDIUM OF WISDOM
“Just when I discovered the meaning of life, they changed it.” – GEORGE CARLIN
When change comes we have two options: Resist it, and lose. Or go with the flow, and grow. Which means there’s really just one option—embracing change is the only path to living your true life. So laugh at it, with George Carlin. Celebrate it, like Patti Smith and David Bowie. Above all, grow with it, like Maya Angelou, Stephen Hawking, Rebecca Solnit, Rumi, and so many others. Arranged alphabetically by subject—including Adapting, Control, Faith, Letting Go, New Beginnings, Surprises—CHANGE HAPPENS is the book that says: You can do this…as often as you need to hear it.
“Change is not merely necessary to life—it is life.” – ALVIN TOFFLER
Exciting. But often painful. Exhilarating, but unsettling. Clarifying. Bewildering. Unpredictable, and yet inevitable. And usually all of those things at the same time. Like it or not, change happens, and when it does, here is a little book that offers true support—a collection of very wise words by very changed people who know just how you feel.
Foreword
This collection of quotations—from the masters of the quote book, Kathryn and Ross Petras—focuses on the empowering aspects of change and is perfect for graduates or anyone else facing a life passage—landmark birthday, new job, new home, or the beginning (or end) of a relationship.
