"Success only exists as the opposite of failure. Sorta like.. darkness is the absence of light. If that makes sense. You can't have one without the other.. or you can, but you can't recognize one without the other. Our struggles make us stronger, and they make that feeling of success better." He just needed to shut up or let Bragi talk.
Holt couldn't help chuckling lightly. He ran his fingers through her hair and held her there. "You're stressing yourself out when you really shouldn't. What's the worst that can happen? They reject you? So what! It doesn't matter where you go to college.. or that you go at all. You could teach yourself. A degree impresses some people, but I've met a lot of idiots from amazing schools. It doesn't make them amazing."