- It's hard.
- It's harder than you think.
- It never gets easier (but it does get better).
- It's scarier than it should be (but not too bad once you start).
- It's the last thing you want to do when it's the first thing you should do.
- It's usually pretty thankless (especially when you're doing it right).
- It's easy to begin, hard to continue, and even harder to finish.
- It's never enough; you can always do more.
- It can be painful.
- It's hard.
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