“Failure on the other hand is infectious. The world is full of charming failures (for all charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others) and unless the writer is quite ruthless with these amiable footlers, they will drag him down with them.”

“To me, failure is not fatal unless you quit; getting knocked down is not embarrassing unless you allow it to keep you down.”

“You are very amiable, no doubt, but you would be charming if you would only depart.”

“A Right Mind, and Generous Affection, [has] more Beauty and Charm, than all other Symmetrys in the World besides.”

“Two drowning people can't save each other. All they can do is drag each other down.”

“For some unknown reason, success usually occurs in private, while failure occurs in
full view.”

“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.”

“Heaven knows that I have done all that a mortal could do, to save the people, and the failure was not my fault, but the fault of others.”

“The first rule that a geisha is taught, at the age of nine, is to be charming to other women… Every girl in the world should have geisha training.”

“Failure in communication is often the main reason why people fail to understand themselves, others and the world in which they live.”