None of us is guaranteed against failure or corruption of any kind witness what's going on in the world in this moment, the follies of human nature and the failures of human nature.

In Iraq we must succeed. Failure is not an option.

Schools don't really allow failure and yet it's a valid part of any endeavour, not just writing.

Ambitious failure, magnificent failure, is a very good thing.

My Brat Pack buddies and I didn't exactly handle celebrity very well. Success at an early age is far more difficult to handle than failure.