William Faulkner Quotes about Perfection

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All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the base of our splendid failure to do the impossible.

All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the base of our splendid failure to do the impossible.

William Faulkner

Dream, Possible And Impossible, Perfection

1956 On his generation of writers. Interview in Paris Review, Spring.

Gough never pretended to perfection or to sainthood - well, hardly ever. Although when he set off the metal detector at airport security, he would blame his aura.

William Faulkner

Memorable, Airports, Perfection