No Failure In His Dictionary Novels & Stories

“I don’t expect anything less than success” He said as I gulped. “Failure is not an option.” My chest tightened. I nodded though he couldn’t see me. “Understood.” The call ended. I was still shaking when I put the receiver back down. “You don’t seem ready.” I met his stare, my breathing uneven. “Because I’m not ready.” He continued to bore into me with his eyes. “Then you better start learning how to . Fast.”

No… What could he do? Was he a failure? No...He had never failed in anything and he would never allow himself to lose. He was Kenny, the grandson of the Dawson family who never believed in failure. The word failure never existed in his dictionary and he wasn't going to introduce it to it.

Jenny was unable to finish her sentence when she saw her classmate Leo entered the library. "And really the sweetness of her smile," she heard Jason whispered with sarcasm then stood up. And because she greeted Leo when she got close she didn't notice what Jason did. She was surprised and then looked at Daniel and Ara, who laughed while watching everything Jason was doing. "W-What are you going to do with that?" she asked wondering as Jason put a very thick dictionary on the table that she wasn't sure if she could carry because it sure is so heavy. That dictionary sits on a long bookshelf where many fiction books are stacked.

He kissed her cheek and her eyes tickled with tears that want to set free, she let them, Mashkur caught both with his thumbs. "Failure is a part of learning. We should never give up the struggle in life. You fail not because you are destined to fail, but because there are lessons which you need to learn as you move on with your life." And he'd said this when she failed a subject in the same first year as she wanted to give up and go for something less hard. She smiled at the memory. She didn't know what she'd do without her husband by her side. Her life looks like it was about to tumble but then, everything get back to where it is with her husband, sister and best friend. Life is good so far

He will not fail. He never did.

The twins, gone. The world, broken. And him, standing over it. Unshaken. Unmoved. Victorious. At a cost he no longer felt. Delph staggered back slightly. “No.” The word came sharper this time. More force behind it. The reflection paused. Watching him. Measuring. “You see it,” it said. Delph shook his head. “That’s not strength.” The reflection tilted its head again. “What would you call it?” Delph’s voice hardened. “Failure.”

"But you didn't." "I wanted to." "That's different from doing it." He looked at me. "You're doing something impossible, Sophia. Stop measuring yourself against a version of you that doesn't have three children under three." "I keep thinking I should be managing better." "Better than what? Better than surviving? Better than keeping three children fed and healthy while running an international company?" His voice was steady. "You sat on the floor for thirty seconds and then you got up. That's not failure. That's exactly what strength looks like."

“Unfortunately, none of those versions seem useful now.” The honesty surprised Adrian. Not because the statement was profound. Because it felt real. Unpolished. Human. Richard folded his hands together. Then exhaled slowly. “I suppose the truth is simpler.” A pause. “I failed.” Silence. Immediate silence. Because the words arrived without excuses. Without qualifications. Without conditions. Interesting. Very interesting. Richard continued. “I failed your mother.” Another pause. “I failed you.” His gaze lowered briefly. Then returned. “I failed Ryan.” The admission settled heavily over the table.

"Fail!!" As he spoke loudly, a man with eagle eyes looked directly into the hearts of the aspiring models. The power of his words caused their entire bodies to violently shake in response to the impact of his words. In contrast to the lady who politely failed them, this man was unyielding, and he was also brutally honest; he did not make any mistakes in his analysis or his handling of the situation.

A fleeting thought of the failure that occurred makes him massage his temples in frustration. Ronald is right. Clara's words earlier today are in agreement. He failed. Stupidly, he forced himself. "Gettin' hitched to me. Fathia will be safe 'cause almost everything's come to light, right? But you can't forget one solid fact that's been messin' with your heart. You... are a failure."