Armenag Saroyan was the failed poet, the failed Presbyterian preacher, the failed American, the failed theological student.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A list of failures attributed to Armenag Saroyan across various roles in life.
- In plain terms
- He failed at being a poet preacher American and student.
- What can you take from it?
- Failure can define a person in many roles.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a life failed?
- Are all roles equally important?
Another view
It reduces a complex life to a series of failures.
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