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17Jul/123

fail better

This is Andrew's tattoo:

As soon as I read it I knew it would be on me. It describes my life very well. I’ve lived 29 years before being diagnosed with ADHD so I was perpetually banging my head against walls, never knowing why I couldn’t figure my life out, but trying again anyways. Hopefully each time I fail again, I do it a little bit better than the last.

"All of old. Nothing else ever. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better."

- Samuel Beckett, Worstward Ho

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  1. Fera Tattoo
    July 17th, 2012 - 12:17

    Thnx for your work.

    Yerevan, Armenia

    Fera Tattoo club

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  2. Richard
    July 29th, 2012 - 12:54

    I don’t think you understood the lines….in reference to Ireland.

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