Mignon McLaughlin Quotes about Failing
Tragedy isn't getting something, or failing to get it; it's losing something you already have.
Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.55, BookBaby
If the second marriage really succeeds, the first one didn't really fail.
"The Complete Neurotic's Notebook". Book by Mignon McLaughlin, 1981.