Dissatisfaction Quotes in Ordinary People

Being a perfectionist is the perfect (har har) way to set yourself up for disappointment, since life is always just waiting to screw up your perfect world. Calvin has realized that, but Beth hasn't yet. Or she doesn't want to. This fact sometimes makes perfectionists just try harder. What is Beth's definition of perfection, anyway?

We missed this episode of Family Feud. But Beth, who says this line, is in the "ten" camp, preferring her perfect illusion to imperfect reality.

Just as trees and plants have many roots, so do problems. There isn't ever just one. But a major root of Conrad's dissatisfaction with life is the fact that he feels like he is always letting his mother down.