Charm Adele

“You’re thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. Failure is a teacher – a harsh one, perhaps, but the best. You say you have a desk full of rejected manuscripts? That’s great! Every one of those manuscripts was rejected for a reason. Have you pulled them to pieces looking for that reason? You’ve got to put failure to work for you. That’s where you’ll find success. On the far side of failure.”
― Arthur Gordon, A Touch of Wonder

“Sincerity is an easy target, but I don’t want to excise sincerity from my life – that’s a lonely way to live.”
― Lindy West, Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman

“The trouble with ‘if only’ is that it doesn’t change anything. It keeps the person facing the wrong way – backward instead of forward. It wastes time. In the end, if you let it become a habit, it can become a real roadblock – an excuse for not trying anymore.”
― Arthur Gordon, A Touch of Wonder

“(It’s) a fair exchange. You’re giving me attention. That’s a form of affection, you know.”
― Arthur Gordon, A Touch of Wonder