The haute couture version of fear

I think perfectionism is just a high-end, haute couture version of fear. I think perfectionism is just fear in fancy shoes and a mink coat, pretending to be elegant when actually it's just terrified. Because underneath that shiny veener, perfectionsim is nothing more than a deep existential angst that says, again and again "I am not good enough and I will never be good enough".

(Elizabeth Gilbert in Big Magic)