Who said "The pursuit of perfection is the pursuit of a phantom."?

This quote is attributed to Émile Zola.

The pursuit of perfection is the pursuit of a phantom. - Émile Zola

"The pursuit of perfection is the pursuit of a phantom."

Émile Zola Wisdom

Novelist French 1840–1902

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