# Quote — Cees Nooteboom, The Following Story

> That is the difference between gods and men. Gods can change themselves; humans can only be changed.

- Author: [Cees Nooteboom](https://www.leafyquotes.com/cees-nooteboom.md)
- Book: [The Following Story](https://www.leafyquotes.com/cees-nooteboom/the-following-story.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Cees_Nooteboom#The_Following_Story_(1991)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/cees-nooteboom/the-following-story/that-is-the

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