“Days go by whether we want them to or not. You can ride them like an escalator: stick your hands in your pockets and hope you see something worthwhile along the way. Or you can hop on that escalator and give it an extra push, take the steps two at a time: don't just give yourself over to the momentum; help it out. Get where you're going faster and with a clean intent of purpose, even if where you're going happens to be another escalator, with another one on top of that.”