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“Perfectly ImperfectWe have all heard that no two snowflakes are alike. Each snowflake takes the perfect form for the maximum efficiency and effectiveness for its journey. And while the universal fo...”
“Landsman and Bina were married to each other for twelve years and together for five before that. Each was the other's first lover, first betrayer, first refuge, first roommate, first audience, firs...”
“It's always the people who strive to find, and tell you about one of your imperfections, that want to feel one step above you. The truth is their ten steps below you with nothing better to say.”
“Dont brag about being perfect..imperfections are what makes you attractive..”
“Perfection is inexistent. It is the short-lived joy of muddling in the dips of a superficial life in a bid to bury who we really are.”
“I believe that the measure of my soul is my capacity to love imperfect people.”
“Your childs sense of security is not grounded in how perfect you are, but in the quality of the relationship you have.”
“Cracks in our souls help us bear the overwhelming imperfections of the world. They're not our flaws. Kindness knows this.”
“Look," she said, and just that. That was the only time she opened her mouth, because she wanted to say something unnecessary, something that wouldn't be important or memorable, so I wouldn't have t...”
“Perfection is a lie, and lying to others is explicable but lying to oneself is the highest form of deceit.”
“We are all goofs of ourselves no matter how perfect the lives of some may seem. But when we embrace our flaws and work with it, sometimes, just sometimes, we get it right.”
“What an absurd thing it is to pass over all the valuable parts of a man, and fix our attention on his infirmities.”
“God knows I'm not perfect, either. I've made tons of stupid mistakes, and later I regretted them. And I've done it over and over again, thousands of times; a cycle of hollow joy and vicious self-ha...”
“she also liked to remember that there could be no such thing as an intentional imperfection. People are always mistaking something that looks good for something that feels good.”
“Your violin has only two strings, I say. Youre missing the other two. Yes, he says. Hes well aware. All I want to do is play music, and the crisis Im having is right here. This ones gone, he says o...”
“Imperfection is Perfection.Small errors required to display the true quality of gaps in between to create meaning and essence of reality. What good is anything if it isn't flawed and produces only ...”
“I wonder how two imperfect people can create perfect love.”
“The eye always fills in the imperfections.”
“Perfection can be a mask for imperfection.”
“The masculine ideal of perfection creates a hyper-sensitivity to any nuance of imperfection. Any man who commits his life to the perfectionistic ideal of masculinity is going to feel like a failure...”