rules and responsibilities... or the ties that bind us...

"My sister has a function to perform, even as I do. The Endless have their responsibilities. I have responsibilities.
I walk by her side, and the darkness lifts from my soul.
I walk with her, and I hear the gentle beating of mighty wings..."

-Dream, in "Preludes & Nocturnes"

"Our existence deforms the universe. That's responsibility..."

-Delirium, in "The Kindly Ones"

"Rules and responsibilities: these are the ties that bind us. We do what we do, because of who we are. If we did otherwise, we would not be ourselves. I will do what I have to do. And I will do what I must..."

-from Neil Gaiman's "The Sandman: Book of Dreams"