Ultimately, we all have to decide for ourselves what constitutes failu…

J. K. Rowling
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Ultimately, we all have to decide for ourselves what constitutes failure, but the world is quite eager to give you a set of criteria if you let it. ✨ J.K. Rowling (2015). Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination, p.34, Hachette UK
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