Okay. Perfection in what sense? Relative/local or ultimate/universal/absolute?
Here’s one saying the opposite.
[Richard]: It was manifestly clear how nothing was ever amiss – in a universal sense – whilst this paradise was apparent; everything was clean and pure; flawless and faultless; spotless and blameless; impeccable and unimpeachable.
Domestic violence, child abuse, suicide, and murder are in fact “things” and thus fall under the rubric of “everything.” (Nevermind grief, sadness, and loneliness, as I take it you don’t regard those as things.)
We could lob (seemingly) conflicting and contradictory quotes at each other all day, but what would that demonstrate? If the quote you submitted settled the matter for you, then cheers. 
There was nothing to settle on my end, by the way.