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I think Ive always been somebody, since the deaths of my father an

I think Ive always been somebody, since the deaths of my father and brother, who was afraid to hope. So, I was more prepared for failure and for rejection than for success. – Amy Tan

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I loved fairy tales when I was a kid. Grimm. The grimmer the better. I loved gruesome gothic tales and, in that respect, I liked Bible stories, because to me they were very gothic. – Amy Tan

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Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power. – Amy Tan

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I was intelligent enough to make up my own mind. I not only had freedom of choice, I had freedom of expression. – Amy Tan

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There is not a fiercer hell than the failure in a great object. – John Keats

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For every failure, theres an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour. – Mary Kay Ash

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We now live in a world where the only thing to have is success, but failure is marvelous. Its fertiliser, its like living fertiliser, because youre forced on yourself. – Rupert Everett

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

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