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"Emotions, in my experience, aren't covered by single words. I don't believe in "sadness," "joy," or "regret." Maybe the best proof that the language is patriarchal is that it oversimplifies feeling. I'd like to have at my disposal complicated hybrid emotions, Germanic train-car constructions like, say, "the happiness that attends disaster." Or: "the disappointment of sleeping with one's fantasy." I'd like to show how "intimations of mortality brought on by aging family members" connects with "the hatred of mirrors that begins in middle age." I'd like to have a word for "the sadness inspired by failing restaurants" as well as for "the excitement of getting a room with a minibar." I've never had the right words to describe my life, and now that I've entered my story, I need them more than ever. "
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hatred
sadness
fail
excitement
english
language
emotions
disappointment
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Jeffrey Eugenides |
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We have work to do if you are not to be a total failure like high-waisted, acid-wash jeans.
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fail
fashion
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Libba Bray |
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I have noticed that doctors who fail in the practice of medicine have a tendency to seek one another's company and aid in consultation.
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wounded
doctors
practice
fail
wound
medicine
hospital
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Ernest Hemingway |
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You're not who he expected you to be; that doesn't mean you aren't somebody. Nor are you perfect. Stop using every mistake you make as an excuse to fail completely.
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excuse
expect
fail
hard
intervene
intervention
talk
perfect
mistake
lesson
failure
expectations
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Robin Hobb |
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We don't punish the ones who fail. They just-don't go on,
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life
love
fail
genius
failure
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Orson Scott Card |
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"You've given up on yourself before anyone else has a chance to." Silence greeted me. I could feel Rider's stare on me. Several moments passed. "That's bullshit, and kind of priceless coming from you. You gave up on me yesterday." I started to defend myself, but I couldn't. I swallowed hard. "I know. You're right about that, but I'm also right." "And how's that?" Challenge hardened his tone. "Because I give up on myself on a daily basis," I admitted. My cheeks heated but I continued. "I know." He sucked in an audible breath. "Mallory..." I shook my head as I thought about all the conflicting emotions and needs and wants. "It's true. It's what I do. I don't mean to. Or maybe I do. It's...it's easier being scared of everything." "How...how can that be?" His voice softened. "How can that be easier?" My smile was faint. Suddenly, I really wished I was at home, with my head under the blankets. "You can't fail when you don't really try, right? You'd know that."
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easier
mallory-dodge
rider-stark
give-up
try
fail
know
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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"It doesn't look like a sorceress castle", said Roland. "I was expecting something more sinister. You know, a round store tower with a single gleaming red window. This place makes me think of hot chocolate and gingerbread." "maybe this is just his vacation home", said Terry."
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sorceress-and-magic
fail
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John Moore |