"The harsh, unyielding reality of having to compromise your ideals bit by bit, day by day, just to achieve a few little victories in the face of the worldâ€™s malice, or indifference. Until sometimes you wonder if thereâ€™s nothing left of you but the shell of the man you intended to be, just going through the motions because youâ€™ve nothing better to do."

Source : Simon R. Green (2003). “Something from the Nightside”, p.124, Penguin

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