"It is better to be young in your failures than old in your successes."

-- Flannery O'Connor

#Success Quotes #Failure Quotes #Novelists Quotes

“We've broken the code base into logical chunks, called modules, and the foundation staff delegate authority for the modules to people with the most expertise.”
“I've never been this wet in my life, " said Kira. "Even immersed in a bathtub I swear I was dryer than I am now. " "Look on the bright side, " said Marcus. Kira waited. "This is the point at which you would traditionally suggest a bright side. " "I've never been a real traditional guy," said Marcus. "Besides, I'm not saying I know a bright side, I just think this would be a great time to look at one.”
“I prefer hallucinations cause they tend to make more sense than experience.”
“I was good at being charming, one of my very few vanities.”
“The constant need to move on, and to document progress, in normal schools means that education tends to be cut up into bite sized task.”

Source : Guy Claxton (2001). “Wise Up”, p.282, A&C Black
“Indiana is a state dedicated to basketball. Basketball, soybeans, hogs and basketball. Berkeley, needless to say, is not nearly as athletic. Berkeley is dedicated to coffee, angst, potholes and coffee.”
“I have already told you Father, more than once: Iâ€™m not going to subject myself to a husband chosen for me, Iâ€™m not going to bury myself in some planterâ€™s kitchen, and Iâ€™m not going to be a servant to some doctor or lawyer in IlhÃ©us. I want to live my own life. When I finish school at the end of the year, I want to go to work in an office”
“Dogs can be made to feel guilty about anything, including the sins of their owners. Cats refuse to take the blame for anything - including their own sins.”

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