The perfect human being is uninteresting—the Buddh · Joseph Campbell

The last act in the biography of the hero is that

The perfect human being is uninteresting—the Buddha who leaves the world, you know. It is the imperfections of life that are lovable.

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Joseph Campbell

1879-07-15 — 1944-06-01 · Belfast

Joseph John Campbell was an American mythologist, writer, and lecturer. He is best known for his work on comparative mythology and comparative religion. Campbell's most famous work, 'The Hero with a Thousand Faces', introduced the concept of the monomyth, or the archetypal hero's journey, which has had a significant influence on literature, film, and popular culture.