Since the age of 14, I have littered - excuse me, adorned - the Internet with Taylor Swift analyses.
If you don't accept excuses, then people will stop giving them and will start looking for solutions.
If you're serious about changing your life, you'll find a way. If you're not, you'll find an excuse.
I still love comic books. When you have a kid, that's an excuse to keep reading all the comic books.