Book Quote by Jan Tschichold

Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.

— W. Somerset Maugham

Perfection, in anything, is unbearably dull. Myself, I prefer a touch of imperfection.

— Colleen McCullough

Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this, which we all aim at, is better not quite…

— W. Somerset Maugham

“Perfection is overrated, boring. It's the imperfections--the vulnerabilities, the weaknesses, the human elements--that make us who we are, that make us real, beautiful . . . necessary.”

— Guy Harrison

Perfection is the satin-lined casket of creativity and originality. If you are a perfectionist, at least stop telling everybody you're one and try to…

— Augusten Burroughs

Perfection bores me, in art, in music; most of all, in people. Luckily, perfection is rare.

— Vicki Baum

What is perfection, anyway? It's the death of creativity.

— Diane Keaton

“The whole point is that writing has a pattern and life hasn't. Life is so untidy. Art is so short and life so long.…

— Elizabeth Taylor

Perfection irritates as well as it attracts, in fiction as in life.

— Louis Auchincloss

“Perfection is something everyone strives for, but it’s elusive and may be an illusion.”

— R.L. Griffin

“After writing, there is the letting go part. Perfection is a myth; as we all get better by day. Allow yourself to grow in…

— Uma Nnenna

True perfection has to be imperfect. I know that sounds foolish, but it's true.

— Noel Gallagher