...like my own granddad used to say, if you get down to the nub of it, people don't change. That's not true, Katie thought. Not at all. Everyone changed, all the time. That was what was so hard.

Megan Abbott
...like my own granddad used to say, if you get...
...like my own granddad used to say, if you get...
...like my own granddad used to say, if you get...
...like my own granddad used to say, if you get...
About This Quote

This quote by the late American author Mark Twain is about the power of change. It is about how people change for the better, but they aren’t always the best they can be. The idea is that people are often not very good at getting better and many times find themselves stuck in life. They feel that there is no use in trying, because nothing ever changes.

However, this quote is not about how bad people can get. It is about how bad people get better over time. No one ever reaches the end of their potential.

This quote is saying that everyone has it in them to get better.

Source: You Will Know Me

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