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Fail Quote by Mary Karr

“The thing I have to do as a writer, and that God permits me to do, is that I have to be willing to fail.” quote by Mary Karr — Download Open image

“The thing I have to do as a writer, and that God permits me to do, is that I have to be willing to fail.”

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This is my most important role. If I fail at this, I fail at everything.

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