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Quote by Roddy Doyle
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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Roddy Doyle
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Is anarchism possible? The failure of attempts to attain freedom does not mean the cause is lost. – Johann Most

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Failure

One must never assume that a character is sympathetic because of either the actor playing them or the fact that theyre a lead. I think thats a recipe for failure, actually, because if they become unsympathetic, you lose your audience. – Melissa Rosenberg

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Failure

I dont need to be looking at every failure of government, I need to be looking where failure of government needs reform. – Darrell Issa

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Ideology, politics and journalism, which luxuriate in failure, are impotent in the face of hope and joy. – P. J. ORourke

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The penalty for getting mugged in an American city and losing your ID is that you cant fly home. – Christopher Hitchens

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Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear. – William Shakespeare

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