“It’s strange how things can change back as suddenly as they changed originally. When one thing happens and suddenly, things are back to normal.”

“Things change, and they don’t change back.”

“It's frightening when things you love appear suddenly changed from what you have always known.”

“There is no time apart from change. There is no such thing as a clock outside the network of changing relationships. …one can only compare how fast one thing is happening with the rate of some other process.”

“Things changed, and they didn’t change back. But sometimes they got better.”

“Growing up happens when you start having things you look back on and wish you could change -Clary Fray”

“The simple things come back to us. They rest for a moment by our ribcages then suddenly reach in and twist our hearts a notch backward.”

“Change can be weird or even queer. But change has to happen for things to grow--for us to grow. And change isn't so bad when you're not in it alone.”

“Things change…things happen…things you can’t even imagine when you’re young and full of hope.”

“It is a very strange thing, to be in love. It changes you.”