Love is the perception of perfection beyond the protection of our projection.
...Is it an inspiring sight to see a man commit a heroic gesture, and then learn that he goes to vaudeville shows for relaxation? Or see a man who__ painted a magnificent canvas__nd learn that he spends his time sleeping with every slut he meets?___hat do you want? Perfection?____r nothing. So, you see, I take the nothing.
The Fountainhead
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...Is it an inspiring sight to see a man commit a heroic gesture, and then learn that he goes to vaudeville shows for relaxation? Or see a man who__ painted a magnificent canvas__nd learn that he spends his time sleeping with every slut he meets?___hat do you want? Perfection?____r nothing. So, you see, I take the nothing.
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