# Quote — Greg Egan, Zendegi

> If we spend all our time gazing at the wonders ahead without remembering where we're standing right now, we're going to trip and fall flat on our face, over and over again.

- Author: [Greg Egan](https://www.leafyquotes.com/greg-egan.md)
- Book: [Zendegi](https://www.leafyquotes.com/greg-egan/zendegi.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Greg_Egan#Zendegi_(2010)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/greg-egan/zendegi/if-we-spend