Perfection

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My Instinct for Perfection (1)

I'm always horrified whenever I finish anything. Horrified and desolate. My instinct for perfection should inhibit me from ever finishing anything; it should in fact inhibit me from ever beginning. B...
The Book of Disquiet


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