" It means I wanted to do more than just follow that path—degree, job, marriage, kids, retirement. I was willing to put myself at risk to have a life that was bigger than that. I bet big, and yeah, I lost. But at least I tried. I never wanted to be someone’s employee all my life, someone who never really had any skin in the game. "

― Reece Hirsch , Black Nowhere (Lisa Tanchik #1)