Failure Quote by Yann Martel

“Hope is a terrible thing to lose.”

— Neal Shusterman

“You can get away with a bad decision, but not a bad mistake.”

— Nelson DeMille

“Do not hope for too much. But do not settle for too little.”

— Howard Jacobson, The Finkler Question

“There's nothing worse than misplaced optimism.”

— Charlie Cole

“Don't Expect too much to avoid disappointment.”

— Jervin Balmediano

“You could miss someone, but it did no good to fixate on loss.”

— Ann Aguirre

“Trust too much Hope too much Love way too much Take the pain. Because regret hurts worse then anything else.”

— Jamie Holt Sherfy

“There will be mistakes, and maybe the point is not to forget the rest of yourself if one little part might go bad.”

— Chuck Palahniuk

“The biggest mistake is trying not to make a mistake.”

— Tom Simeo

“Having a worst regret betrays your belief that one misstep caused all your undeserved misfortune.”

— Sarah Manguso

“I thought that might have been the worst thing about losing someone, that moment between asleep and awake, when you had to remember and…

— R.K. Lilley

“What harm can a little hope do?”

— Leigh Bardugo