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"Oh, I know I'm a great trial to you, Marilla," said Anne repentantly. "I make so many mistakes. But then just think of all the mistakes I don't make, although I might."
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"Makin' mistakes ain't a crime, you know. What's the use of having a reputation if you can't ruin it every now and then?"

"My mistakes are usually so enjoyable that I tend torepeat them."

"I know, i know. You're afraid of making mistakes. Don't be. Mistakes can be profited by. Man, when I was younger I shoved my ignorance in people's faces. They beat me with sticks. By the times I was fort my blunt instrument has been honed to a fine cutting point for me. If you hid your ignorance, no one will hit you and you'll never learn."

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"There is nothing wrong with being wrong."
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