Failure Quote by Jeannette Walls

“I’m sorry that you’re sick.” “It’s not your fault.” “I know, but I wish that I could give you more than this.”

— Nicola Yoon

“Apparently, my parents were not worried about me being sick, because they did not suggest any such thing. My sickness was nothing but a…

— Diana Macey

“When I learned you were sick , I finally felt old for the first time. You will recover, and I never will.”

— Joseph Heller

“I thought she’d never had a good Dad and I’ve never even had a Dad but I thought…if you had a Dad and you…

— Kristen Ashley

“I know I am sick, I just thought I was better.”

— Samantha Schutz

“Mom always said that you couldn’t feel your own fever, but for once, her advice was wrong. I clearly had a fever.”

— Katrina Kahler

“I think I'm allergic or something. I feel kinda strange... sort of floaty and light-headed." "You ain't sick, hon," Mom said. She kissed me…

— If I Was Your Girl Meredith Russo

“When I was being forgiving, I said that my mother was simply exhausted. I suspected, though, she was simply mean.”

— Sue Monk Kidd

“Getting better was a grief. One morning you woke up and your fever had fled. Your throat felt depressingly fine.”

— Lauren Slater

“She thought that things could not get worse . . . but they always can, and often do.”

— Stephen King

“You were sick, but now you are well, and there is work to be done.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

“Your mother doesn’t make mistakes.” I hear her blow out the smoke. “Baby, I know what I’m doing.”

— Holly Black