Although every person makes mistakes, not every mistake makes a person.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana
About This Quote

This quote makes a point that mistakes are not bad or wrong, but the person who makes the mistake is. In this case, the person is a writer. Every writer makes mistakes as they experiment with different approaches and styles. If every mistake made a person, then those who have been published would have been destroyed by their errors. This writer has learned from her mistakes and now knows how to get it right the next time around.

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