Prosecutor: And exactly how long has this been your occupation, Mr. Little?
Omar: Oh, I don’t know exactly. I venture to say maybe ’bout eight or nine years.
Prosecutor: Mr. Little, how does a man rob drug dealers for eight or nine years, and live to tell about it?
Omar: Day at a time, I suppose.
[Tom Waits]
For those of you unfamiliar with THE Omar Little from The Wire – he’s a relatively moral snarf who lives by a code – he’s never put his gun on a citizen. He robs drug dealers – big time heroine deals in Baltimore.
Point is – one day at a time. Shit seems impossible if you sit down to think.