“She likes his wide, easy smile, the texture of his skin, the thick fair hair on his arms, almost like fur, the wholesome soapy smell of him. And she likes his height. He's taller by far than any British man she's been with; it's excessive, unnecessary, gorgeous. Invisibly, she sighs. Of course, she always knew it was temporary: that's the deal with G.I.'s.”
Source: A Particular Man
“Stressors, incoherence, and even mistakes strengthen antifragile systems, rather than breaking them.”
Source: Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World
“Silly old girl, making such blunders at your age. It’s just as they say: you learn all your life and still die a fool.”
Source: Mother of Learning: ARC 3
“I'd made mistakes, but I'd paid for them. I'd learned from them. Mostly. I'd continue to learn from them. But not if I kept punishing myself over something I couldn't change. I'd done a bad thing, but I wasn't a bad person. I wasn't beyond salvation. Wasn't beyond love.”
Source: Once More with Feeling
“But because, in dealing with what we need to do, we cannot always take the time for such a scrupulous examination, we must concede that human life is often prone to error concerning particular things and that we need to acknowledge the frailty of our nature.”
Source: Meditations on First Philosophy
“I swear it's easier to purge yourself of great errors than of little villainies.”
Source: The Eighth Day of the Week
“Politeness is okay, but it gets old and boring. You want to attack life with a passion, not a politeness, you want people to think about you and remember you and say "she is so passionate" you don't want people to think about you and remember you and say "she is so polite," because, who cares about polite?”
“All our mistakes lead to losing someone, and the pain of realizing that loss is the greatest lesson we can learn." - Nihal”
“... she grins and says, “Because I know greatness. I’ve seen greatness. It always starts with mistakes. With failure. With growth. You shouldn’t be ashamed to be a rebel, my prince. Rebels won our people’s freedom. Celebrate who you are.”
Source: Prince of the Palisades
“mistakes aren’t meant to be hidden. They spark questions, and questions lead to understanding. Look—you’re here, asking why, and that’s more valuable than a perfectly polished clock”
Source: Where the Cuckoo Lives: Other Tales Not about the Cuckoo