“How unconvincing. Try again.”
“New Crobuzon was a city unconvinced by gravity.”
“Oh no, Nick" Jaime said in tones of supremely unconvincing shock, "how could you? When my back was turned for one momement. And my food was so delicious.”
“If I fail, I try again, and again, and again. If YOU fail, are you going to try again? The human spirit can handle much worse than we realize. It matters HOW you are going to FINISH. Are you going to finish strong?”
“Merely corroborative detail, intended to give artistic verisimilitude to an otherwise bald and unconvincing narrative.”
“It doesn't matter if you try and try and try again, and fail. It does matter if you try and fail, and fail to try again.”