Novelty Has Worn Off Quotes

The Sierra is no better than Bloomsbury when once the novelty has worn off. Besides, these mountains make you dream of women—of women with magnificent hair.

Cassie said, wagging a pointed finger in his direction. “All joking aside, the point is that bad boys are fun, exciting. But by the time they hit their mid to late twenties, believe me, the novelty has worn off and most of those girls you went to school with wouldn’t touch them with a ten-foot barge pole.

The novelty of simply having a body has worn off. I grow weary of being scratched by branches and thorns. I will find some clothes as well.

Another reason to avoid stopping a good habit is that, sadly, starting again is often far harder than starting the first time. It’s natural to think, “Oh, I did this before, it will be easy to do it again,” but often it’s much harder to start again. True, taking that first step the first time around can be hard, but there’s also a special energy and optimism to launching a new habit. When I’ve tried to summon up the same energy for restarting a lapsed habit, it hasn’t worked very well. The novelty has worn off, I’ve remembered all the reasons I struggle with that habit, and it’s discouraging to feel myself backsliding.