“Time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life.”
“Life is change. If you aren't growing and evolving, you're standing still, and the rest of the world is surging ahead.”
“Some people try to change the world one life at a time. Others try to change the world one death at a time. And I try to change the world one bucket full of dirt at a time.”
“Laws change more slowly than custom, and though dangerous when they fall behind the times are more dangerous still when the presume to anticipate custom.”
“Time stands still best in moments that look suspiciously like ordinary life.”
“Heathcliff, make the world stop right here. Make everything stop and stand still and never move again. Make the moors never change and you and I never change.”