“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It

will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main

obstacle between you and a shitty first draft. 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 aren’t even looking at

their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you, and have a lot more

fun while they’re doing it.”

―Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life