"When I see friends from school I think they've all grown old and I've stayed the same"
- Steve Coogan
About this Quote
This quote by Steve Coogan talks to the feeling of being stuck in time, while the world around us continues to move forward. It can be a disorienting experience to see people we once knew, and understand that they have aged and changed, while we feel like we have stayed the very same. It can be a tip of our own mortality, and the death of time. It can also be a suggestion of just how much we have actually altered, and how much we have actually grown considering that we last saw them. It can be a bittersweet experience, as we remember the past, and look to the future. It can be a tip to treasure the moments we have, and to take advantage of our lives.
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