I tell you something which may be of value. I believe it to be true and powerful — therefore dangerous. If you want something enough, you can always get it, provided you’re willing to make the appropriate sacrifice, something, anything. But what you get is never quite what you thought, and sooner or later, the sacrifice is always regretted.
- William Golding, “Free Fall” (1959)
(Source: gnossienne)
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