Rules and responsibilities: these are the ties that bind us. We do wha…

Neil Gaiman
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Rules and responsibilities: these are the ties that bind us. We do what we do, because of who we are. If we did otherwise, we would not be ourselves. I will do what I have to do. And I will do what I must.
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