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'Reverence for potential is a form of greed that believes there is always something better just ahead. But the spell of potential enchants the future at the expense of dischanting the present. Whatever is actually happening today is already so yesterday, and the only true excitement is the Next Big Thing - the next lover, job, project, holiday, destination or meal. As a consequence, the most attractive solution to problems is flight. If there are difficulties in a relationship or at work, the temptation is to move on.'

 

'Potential is always infinite but whatever is chosen is always finite. For the addict of potential every climax is anticlimax.'

 

'Travel is also based on expectation. The new place will be different in so many unexpected ways, inspirationally exotic, and a new transfigured self will be born. But the new place, though probably warmer, is still just another place, with sky, buildings, people and trees - and the dreary old fretting self has insisted on coming along for the trip.'

 

- from <The Age of Absurdity> by Michael Foley