"Many people become bankrupt through having invested too heavily in the prose of life. To have ruined one's self over poetry is an honor."

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And my fear of failure has been lifelong and deep. If you are what you do- and I think my parents may have accidentally given me this idea- and you do poorly, what then? It’s over; you’re wiped out. All those prophecies you heard in the dark have come true, and people can see the real you, see what a schmendrick you are, what a fraud.

— Anne Lamott