Im proof against that word failure. Ive seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure of cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best. – George Eliot
Being famous is just like being in high school. But Im not interested in being the cheerleader. Im not interested in being Gwen Stefani. Shes the cheerleader, and Im out in the smoker shed. – Courtney Love
Aunt Betsey made a bad bargain when she exchanged her girlish aspirations for a man whose soul was in his pocket. – Louisa May Alcott, “Christie,” Work: A Story of Experience, 1873
