What you have become is the price you paid to get what you used to want.

About This Quote

The best thing to do in a situation where you’ve made a mistake is to learn from it, so that you can get the most value from it. If you just sit around and dwell on what happened, you’ll have nothing to show for the experience. Instead, learn from your mistake and move forward with it.

Source: The Complete Neurotics Notebook

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