Have you ever dreamed of one thing for so long, wanted nothing more than to have that dream fulfilled, only to find out that maybe it wasn't what you actually wanted all along?" He juggled four stones lightly. "I believe that's called growing up.

Anne Elisabeth Stengl
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The conflict between wanting something so badly, and then finding out that you might not actually want it at all. When you're young, you think that what you want is the only way to go. But, as you grow up, you realize that there are other options available to you. You experience failure before success; you learn that sometimes what's best isn't what you want.

Source: Heartless

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