Absurdity Quote by David Lynch

“It's so freeing, it's beautiful in a way, to have a great failure, there's nowhere to go but up.” quote by David Lynch — Download Open image

“It's so freeing, it's beautiful in a way, to have a great failure, there's nowhere to go but up.”

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