There is a curious thing that happens with the passage of time: a calcification of character... Change isn't always for the worst; the shell that forms around a piece of sand looks to some people like an irritation, and to others, like a pearl.

Jodi Picoult
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The passage of time can have a detrimental effect on one’s character. In other words, as time goes on, the person will be more and more calcified as they become less and less flexible. The shell that forms around a piece of sand looks to some people like an irritation, and to others, like a pearl.

Source: My Sisters Keeper

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