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Bird by Bird (Anne Lamott)


Perfectionism, tidy writing, suggests that something is as good as it's going to get. Tidiness makes me think of held breath, of suspended animation, while writing needs to breathe and move.
page: 29
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Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor.
page: 93
tags: perfectionism



The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Benjamin Franklin)


(p) Though one may never arrive at perfection, one's hand is mended by the endeavor.
page: 112
tags: perfection perfectionism