Ian FlemingHe shrugged his shoulders to shift the pain of failure---the pain that is so much greater than the pleasure of success.
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He shrugged his shoulders to shift the pain of failure---the pain that is so much greater than the pleasure of success. This quote is by J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series. It’s about the moment when Harry had failed all over again in his second attempt to get on the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
He was so embarrassed and ashamed of himself that he wanted to run away. He didn’t want to face all those people who had made fun of him and he just wanted to hide under his bed until all the bad feelings went away.
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