"A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery."

Genius, Discovery, Errors, Man

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"A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery."

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"My mouth is full of decayed teeth and my soul of decayed ambitions."

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"And then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he asked me would I yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will yes."

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"I fear those big words which make us so unhappy."

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"My words in her mind: cold polished stones sinking through a quagmire."

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