"It was better, he thought, to fail in attempting exquisite things than to succeed in the department of the utterly contemptible."

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Source : Arthur Machen (2013). “Delphi Collected Works of Arthur Machen (Illustrated)”, p.95, Delphi Classics

Arthur Machen

#Rehabilitation Quotes #Succeed Quotes #Failing Quotes

“I keep re-watching Friends. It's so dumb. There's so much good TV and I'm really into all of it.”
“Every memory I had growing up was involving a basketball. I didn't go to the prom and stuff like that. It was always basketball for me.”
“When I am home for like a two-year stretch, I get antsy, because I want to work.”
“My favorite songs change every year.”
“You can swim, too." he says. "Where did you learn that in District Twelve?" "We have a very big bathtub.”
“Date someone who appreciates how worthy you are. I don't care if that person isn't me. A man who appreciates how precious you are. A man who's concerned about whether or not you're feeling cold. A man who can recognize what it is that you need.”
“Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight.”
“Just because you play bass, doesn't mean you have no presence.”

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