Notable Quotes (Susan Ohanian Speaks Out)

[John Gear]

http://www.susanohanian.org/quotes.php

"Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life. . . . I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won't have to die. The truth is that you will die anyway and that a lot of people who are not even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you and have a lot more fun while doing it. . . . 

Perfectionism means that you try desperately not to leave so much mess to clean up. But clutter and mess show us that life is being lived. "

—Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird, p. 28