“Let’s get something straight. I’m not a perfect choice for the Vogue internship. Actually, I’m not a perfect choice for anything, really, but… that’s kinda my point. Spending your whole life chasing perfection and surrounded by people with that same impossible goal… it makes it seem as if every setback is a defeat. And every roadblock is a sign that you’ve chosen the wrong path… that you’re inadequate… a failure. But sometines we overcome and we realize that we’re not alone, that you can rely on others to lift you up and that it’s okay to ask for help because even in our darkest moments of grief and loss, we persevere and we make connections. Look, I’m a work in progress. But I’m realizing that success isn’t about never making mistakes, it’s about learning for your mistakes. So no, I am not a perfect choice for anything but I am the right choice for this…”
Ava Jalali on Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists 1x03 “If one of them is dead”