“I realized early that unless you're willing to kill the innocent, you can't win.”
“Can't you function unless you're losing?”
“...you can't be intimate unless you're sensitive...”
“You can't win 'til you're not afraid to lose”
“You can't win until you're not afraid to lose.”
“If you can't win the game, if you can't solve the puzzle, then you're just a loser.- Near”