" Does that make me a failure, not to finish school?” I asked Mom. “Maybe to some people—but you know what, Sash? The better part of wisdom is turning a failure into victory. You have to complete the transition.” I chuckled at her dramatic choice of words. “What do you mean?” “You’re almost out of the fire, Sasha. Now you have to learn what it is to be a ph—” she cut herself short. “A phoenix?” “You just have to unfold your wings and fly. "

― Sasha Martin , Life From Scratch: A Memoir of Food, Family, and Forgiveness