Failure Quote by Carol Anshaw

“She wondered if any of them had truly understood the cost of what they were asking of each other.”

— Lorraine Heath

“She took off her red pants, the shade of ketchup, to reveal softly tanned legs, like two French fries. But when she brought up…

— Jarod Kintz

“He wanted to go home. He wanted it so much that he trembled at the thought. But if the price of that was selling…

— Terry Pratchett

“Some mistakes cost everything.”

— Jean Haus

“Do you know what she did today?" He leaned confidentially across the table, pointing at the dishes in the sink. "She went to the…

— Ayn Rand

“We all make mistakes, Carol. Sometimes they're more expensive than others. But I don't deserve to lose you,' he said, spreading his hands in…

— Val McDermid

“Oh" she says "the inconceivable sorrow of it, those chairs piled up at night when you're sitting in a cafè. The last one left".”

— Muriel Spark

“I booked a table for two at a five-star restaurant. Rebecca couldn’t make it, because at the last minute I backed out of asking…

— Jarod Kintz

“She sat at the little table, her expression like that of a child digesting failed plans.”

— R.J. Lawrence

“jotted it on a scrap of paper and passed it down the table, sneaking a covert look at his watch as he did. They…

— Susan Gable

“I was so sure that I knew what they needed and what I wanted to sell them that I never stopped long enough to…

— Chris Murray

“but when I told her they didn’t cost one penny and were very nutritious (I made that part up, but I’m sure it must…

— Ruth Reichl