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"An artist's only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else's."
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"It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others."
"The only measurement I understand is perfection."
"If the pursuit of perfection is a way to prove our worth, in the end the pursuit will only prove our imperfections."
"Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle."
"One minute was enough, Tyler said, "A person had to work hard for it, but a minute of perfection was worth the effort. A moment was the most you could ever expect from perfection."
"When you demand perfection within yourself, you become more fallible."
"Perfection itself is not the ultimate goalbut the ultimate condition of life."
"Perfection is born of imperfection."
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"I don't even like old cars. I'd rather have a goddam horse. A horse is at least human, for God's sake."
"What I like best is a book that's at least funny once in a while. What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though."
"I felt so damn happy all of a sudden, the way old Phoebe kept going around and around. I was damn near bawling, I felt so damn happy, if you want to know the truth."
"You take somebody that cries their goddam eyes out over phoney stuff in the movies, and nine times out of ten they're mean bastards at heart."
"I was about half in love with her by the time we sat down. That's the thing about girls. Every time they do something pretty... you fall half in love with them, and then you never know where the hell you are."
"It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them to."
"There is a marvelous peace in not publishing. It's peaceful. Still. Publishing is a terrible invasion of my privacy."
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