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Schools dont really allow failure and yet its a valid part of any

Schools dont really allow failure and yet its a valid part of any endeavour, not just writing. – Roddy Doyle

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No matter how close to personal experience a story might be, inevitably you are going to get to a part that isnt yours and, actually, whether it happened or not becomes irrelevant. It is all about choosing the right words. – Roddy Doyle

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Experience
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Roddy Doyle
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When I started writing full time I had not long stopped being a teacher and when at last I had a full day to write, I would put music on and wonder to myself – am I allowed to do this? Then I thought: I am control of this and no one is telling me what I can do. – Roddy Doyle

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teacher
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The failure of The Cable Guy impacted my career. I had to start writing and acting again. – Ben Stiller

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Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed on an equal or greater benefit. – Napoleon Hill

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Theres no right or wrong, success or failure. – Miley Cyrus

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I constantly experience failure in that my work is never as good as I want it to be. So I live with failure. – Jeremy Irons

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