“Failing sucks. But it's better than the alternative.""Which is?""Not even trying." Now he did look at me, straight on. "Life's short, you know?”
“Even when life turns out different than what you've planned, it's always better to try and fail than to wonder what could have been.”
“Don't you think it's better to be extremely happy for a short while, even if you lose it, than to be just okay for your whole life?”
“If you believe something will make the world better, then it's always worth a try, even if you fail.”
“Its like he knows he's better than you, but doesn't look down on you for it because he knows it's not your fault.”
“Life is too short to suffer anybody's meanness, which is what you can learn eating shrimp with store-bought coleslaw, if you look it straight in the face.”