Better to be the failure who nobly strived than the success who never …

Brandon Sanderson
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Better to be the failure who nobly strived than the success who never really had to. ✨ Brandon Sanderson (2010). Firstborn: A Tor.Com Original, p.41, Macmillan
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Better to be the failure who nobly strived than the success who never really had to. ✨ Brandon Sanderson (2010). Firstborn: A Tor.Com Original, p.41, Macmillan

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