Nothing Changes Quotes

“[T]he present age, which prefers the sign to the thing signified, the copy to the original[.]”
― Ludwig Feuerbach, Essence of Christianity

“Things never look better in the morning. How could they, when nothing ever changes?”
― Rodman Philbrick, The Last Book in the Universe

“It is clear from both documentary and archaeological sources that conspicuous display and consumption of wealth was fundamental for an elite male to maintain power and position in society.”
― Sally Crawford, Daily Life in Anglo-Saxon England

“I beam at her. See, Mum. See. After all this, after all these mad moments, after Lyle, after Slim, after you getting put away, it's still the same old me. Nothing changes, Mum. Nothing changes me. Nothing changes you. I love you more, Mum. You think I love you less but I love you more because of it all. I love you. See. See that on my face.”
― Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe

“Joseph and Charlie were formally introduced to each other on the island of Mykonos, on a beach with two tavernas, at a late luncheon in the second half of August, just around the time when the Greek sun hits its fiercest heat. Or, in terms of the larger history, four weeks after Israeli jets bombed the crowded Palestinian quarter of Beirut, in what was afterwards declared to be an effort to destroy the leadership, though there were no leaders among the several hundred dead- unless of course they were the leaders of tomorrow, for many were children.”
― John le Carré, The Little Drummer Girl