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I've thought long and hard about this. I really do want to do this, but I don't know if I can pull it off.

I'm afraid that I'll wind up like Antoine Roquentin from Sartre's Nausea -- a long world tour followed by disappointment and existential crisis.

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I love the reference, and don't forget Candide... something I tell my friends who are a little hesitant to start off: remember that whatever you are leaving behind you can come back to, and regardless of what happens you'll have stories to come back with.

Thanks for the Candide recommendation. I've had it on my reading list for a while but I'm picking it up on my next library trip.

If you try it, you might succeed.

If you don't try it, you definitely won't succeed.

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