Ann Patchett Quote: “Having someone who believed in my failure more than my success kept me alert. It made me fierce. Without ever meaning to”

“Having someone who believed in my failure more than my success kept me alert. It made me fierce. Without ever meaning to, my father taught me at a very early age to give up on the idea of approval. I wish I could bottle that freedom now and give it to every young writer I meet, with an extra bottle for the women. I would give them the ability both to love and not to care.” — Ann Patchett quotes from

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WRITERS, AND THEIR FATHERS (PLUS, A STRIPPER NAMED MARGIE