To cherish perfection is to commit creative suicide, and every true artist knows that a masterpiece is an accident that should be burned.

Barry Hughart
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When James Joyce said, "To cherish perfection is to commit creative suicide, and every true artist knows that a masterpiece is an accident that should be burned," he wasn't creating the perfect phrase. He was using it to convey the idea that you shouldn't expect your art to be flawless. Sometimes it will be imperfect, but the point of being an artist is to create something beautiful despite the bumps in the road.

Source: The Story Of The Stone

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