Writing Challenge Day 17

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A quote I try to live my life by:

I think there are actually a few quotes/ideals I try to live by.

There are a few versions of the first. One is “Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” which I believe is from a Samuel Beckett novella. There’s a version of it that floats around tech and startup companies that goes something like, “Fail fast, fail often, fail forward.” I think I’ve heard Will Smith talk about that too. Just generally I remind myself that I need to push myself to do new things and that waiting until “I’m ready” to do something will likely result in me never doing it.

The other big one is And you have to flaunt the weird, my friends.” which comes from “The Ship of the Dead” which is the third in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series by Rick Riordan. It’s said by one of my all time favorite characters, Alex Fierro who is just so freaking wonderful and terrifying and brave and vulnerable and just… Look, if you haven’t read the books, I recommend them. Uncle Rick did good (I’m sure not perfect, but definitely good).

Most of my life can probably be summed up with, “When in doubt, go to the library.” I love this quote because it’s actually Ron who says it. Everyone credits Hermione but it’s actually Ron, describing Hermione’s way of thinking in the course of things happening in Chamber of Secrets, which I think was the moment I started shipping the two of them, though honestly I started shipping them before I understood what shipping was so it’s hard to say exactly when that happened.

And no list of mine would be complete without one last reminder (also from Harry Potter), “Don't let the Muggles get you down." I figure that one probably speaks for itself.