Ultimately, we all have to decide for ourselves what constitutes failure, but the world is quite eager to give you a set of criteria if you let it.
J. K. ROWLINGNo man or woman alive, magical or not, has ever escaped some form of injury, whether physical, mental, or emotional. To hurt is as human as to breathe.
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I want to commit the murder I was imprisoned for.
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Sometimes you have to stop trying to force it, walk away and let your subconscious show you the way. Fill up on life for a while.
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A good first impression can work wonders.
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Failure is so important. We speak about success all the time. It is the ability to resist failure or use failure that often leads to greater success. I’ve met people who don’t want to try for fear of failing.
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Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.
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I think it’s the books that you read when you’re young that live with you forever.
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We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.
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Don’t worry. You’re just as sane as I am.
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It is important to remember that we all have magic inside us.
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Climbing out of poverty by your own efforts that is something on which to pride yourself but poverty itself is romanticized by fools.
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The most important thing is to read as much as you can, like I did. It will give you an understanding of what makes good writing and it will enlarge your vocabulary.
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What’s the worst that could happen? Everyone turned me down; big deal.
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You can have a very intense relationship with fictional characters because they are in your own head.
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Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.
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There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.
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