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Quote by J. K. Rowling
Failure meant a stripping away of the inessential.
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The quote presents failure as a process of removal. When something does not work, it can expose which parts were unnecessary, leaving the essential parts clearer. It does not say failure is pleasant or always useful, only that it can strip away what is inessential.
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