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It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default.

J. K. Rowling

What’s the worst that could happen? Everyone turned me down; big deal.
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Deal Entrepreneur Happen Hurt Positive Worst
I have never been remotely ashamed of having been depressed. Never. What’s to be ashamed of? I went through a really rough time and I am quite proud that I got out of that.
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Depression Healing Proud Quite Shame Time
I will defend the importance of bedtime stories to my last gasp.
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Bed Defend Night Reading Story Time
It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default.
J. K. ROWLING

Business Failure Impossible Inspirational Life Live
There is no good and evil, there is only power and those too weak to seek it.
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Evil Goodness Life Power Seek Weakness
Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open.
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Aim Difference Habit Heart Language Love
You can exist without your soul, you know, as long as your brain and heart are still working. But you’ll have no sense of self anymore, no memory. There’s no chance at all of recovery. You’ll just exist as an empty shell. And your soul is gone forever, lost.
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Brain Broken Heart Healing Heart Pain Soul
Secretly we’re all a little more absurd than we make ourselves out to be.
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Absurd Ourselves Secret Women Empowerment
Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.
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Damage Indifference Kindness Neglect Relationship
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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Book Change Improvement Reading Understand Writing
If it’s a good book, anyone will read it. I’m totally unashamed about still reading things I loved in my childhood.
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Book Childhood Love Reading Shame
No 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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Break Up Broken Heart Emotional Escape Human Nature Hurt
Youth cannot know how age thinks and feels. But old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young.
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Age Forget Guilty Men Young Youth
I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.
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Attitude One Liner Swear
Life is too short. I only want to do things that I enjoy, or that I think are good or worth doing.
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Adventure Attitude Enjoyment Inspirational Life Want
You care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it.
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Care Death Feeling Grief Pain Sorrow

It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default.

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