"When you are moving toward an objective," said Petrus, "it is very important to pay attention to the road.  It is the road that teaches us the best way to get there, and the road enriches us as we walk its length.  You can compare it to a sexual relationship: the caresses of foreplay determine the intensity of the orgasm.  Everyone knows that. 
      "And it is the same thing when you have an objective in your life.  It will turn out to be better or worse depending on the route you choose to reach it and the way you negotiate the route."

_ Paulo Coelho, The pilgrimage