It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts... For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth, to know the worst, and to provide for it.
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Some of my best friends are illusions. Been sustaining me for years.
Some of my best friends are illusions. Been sustaining me for years.
I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what read more
I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is.
We cast away priceless time in dreams, born of imagination, fed upon illusion, and put to death by reality.
We cast away priceless time in dreams, born of imagination, fed upon illusion, and put to death by reality.
Photography, as we all know, is not real at all. It is an illusion of reality with which we create read more
Photography, as we all know, is not real at all. It is an illusion of reality with which we create our own private world.
The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose that I am here and you are out there.
The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose that I am here and you are out there.
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
A hallucination is a fact, not an error; what is erroneous is a judgment based upon it.
A hallucination is a fact, not an error; what is erroneous is a judgment based upon it.
Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead. We must therefore read more
Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead. We must therefore accept it without complaint when they sometimes collide with a bit of reality against which they are dashed to pieces.
Illusion is the first of all pleasures.
Illusion is the first of all pleasures.
