The train is roaring toward you and the villain is twirling his moustache and you're fussing that he's tied you to the tracks with the wrong kind of rope.

Robin McKinley
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When the train is roaring toward you and the villain is twirling his moustache and you're fussing that he's tied you to the tracks with the wrong kind of rope, you're right. There's a difference between being tied up with rope and being bound to a set of circumstances that you can't change. When you're bound to a train, it may be roaring down the tracks, but there's no way to stop it. But if you're tied to a set of circumstances that you can't change, well, then, that's much more your problem than anyone else's.

Source: Sunshine

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