When I'm in turmoil, when I can't think, when I'm exhausted and afraid…

Jim Butcher
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When I'm in turmoil, when I can't think, when I'm exhausted and afraid and feeling very, very alone, I go for walks. It's just one of those things I do. I walk and I walk and sooner or later something comes to me, something to make me feel less like jumping off a building. ✨ Jim Butcher (2010). The Dresden Files Collection 1-6, p.256, Penguin
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