First-drafts Quote by Jane Smiley

Every first draft is perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist.

— Jane Smiley

“First drafts don’t have to be perfect. They just have to be written.”

— Anonymous

“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it…

— Anne Lamott

“The purpose of the first draft is not to get it right, but to get it written.”

— John Dufresne

“An attempt to be perfect was itself an imperfection”

— Anonymous

“The Universe continues to be perfect at every moment and never permits even the first imperfect event to occur. It goes from perfect to…

— Chris Prentiss

“Imperfection is true perfection.”

— T.A. Uner

“The world is perfect, with all its imperfections.”

— Sahara Sanders

“Everything is perfect in it's imperfections.”

— Keith Mina Caputo

“Life will never be perfect, so we must learn how to make the imperfections work for us.”

— LinDee Rochelle

“Perfection cannot endure in an imperfect world.”

— Stephen R. Donaldson

“The world... is not imperfect, or on a slow path towards perfection: no, it is perfect in every moment...”

— Hermann Hesse