There is only one sure means in life, " Deasey said, "of ensuring that you are not ground into paste by disappointment, futility, and disillusion. And that is always to ensure, to the utmost of your ability, that you are doing it solely for the money.

Michael Chabon
About This Quote

In this short statement, Deasey is pointing out that having a job or doing anything for money out of guilt and not because you want to is a sure way to let yourself down. This is not to say that having a job or doing something productive cannot be done for the money. It just means that if you find that you are doing it for the money then you will also find that you will do it with less passion and interest than you would doing something for yourself.

Source: The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier & Clay

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