But there was so much todo: cigarettes to smoke, sex to have, swings to swing on. I'll have more time for reading when I'm old and boring.

John Green
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We are all born with a limited amount of time on our hands, but most of us never get around to using that time. We spend every waking moment trying to please others or trying to earn money or gain power or simply trying to get by. For most of us, the result of this is that we end up feeling empty. We feel like we've wasted our lives away.

We feel like we've wasted our lives away on things that are not important or even real. But there was so much to do: cigarettes to smoke, sex to have , swings to swing on. If I stayed in bed all day reading, I would have time for everything else.

I would have the time to dream new dreams and create new worlds.

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