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“I thought upon the way in which we'd always shared in each other's happiness, believing it would make the moment burn brighter and longer, but sadness can be shared too, perhaps sharing makes it burn briefer and less bright.”

Book:The Farm

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The Farm

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Tom Rob Smith

Tom Rob Smith is a British writer born in 1979. His works primarily focus on suspense and crime novels, which have gained widespread popularity among readers. more

“It takes only a split second for life to go horribly wrong. To fix the mess, I need a thousand things to go right. The distance from one bit of luck to the next feels as great as the distance across oceans. But, I decide in this moment, I will bridge that distance, again and again, until I win. I will not fail.”

Failure Luck

Book:A Torch Against the Night

Source: A Torch Against the Night

“You might never fail on the scale I did, but some failure in life is inevitable. It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default.”

Life Failure

Book:Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination

Source: Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination

“You build on failure. You use it as a stepping sone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.”

Failure

Author:Johnny Cash

“Life is full of screwups," he said, chucking another paper at the split-level before taking the corner. "You're supposed to fail sometimes. It's a required part of the human existence.”