"There is simply too much to be done for us all to go round 'enjoying ourselves.' When the world is perfect, then we can all sit down and eat jelly beans, but for now the fact that things are going well for you just means that you are in a position to alleviate someone else's suffering for a while."

Source : Jon Richardson (2011). “It’s Not Me, It’s You!: Impossible perfectionist, 27, seeks very very very tidy woman”, p.21, HarperCollins UK

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