" It takes grit to persevere, but sometimes it also takes grit to quit, especially when you've wandered pretty far down a path--when you've tied your identity to walking that path in a world where our primary yardstick for measuring success is longevity. [...] It takes courage to quit something you've built your identity around. "

― Rachel Friedman , And Then We Grew Up: On Creativity, Potential, and the Imperfect Art of Adulthood