One act presses upon another, on a path we have no choice but to follow, and each time there are reasons. We do what we must, we do what we are told, we do what is easiest. What else can we do but solve one sordid problem at a time? Then we look up and find... this. Joe Abercrombie
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You can’t do everything. All of us have to prioritize our tasks and responsibilities. We all have friends, families, jobs, and even hobbies that we simply can’t leave behind. Sometimes we wish that the world was more ordered.

That it would give us more time to truly follow our dreams. But the world is not like that. There are certain things we can do in life, and others that we simply must do.

And sometimes when you wake up in the morning, you’ll look around and realize that your life is much smaller than you thought it was just the day before.

Source: Last Argument Of Kings

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