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.

Experience comprises illusions lost, rather than wisdom gained.

Experience comprises illusions lost, rather than wisdom gained.

It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against read more

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.

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.

Do not be misled by what you see around you, or be influenced by what you see. You live in read more

Do not be misled by what you see around you, or be influenced by what you see. You live in a world which is a playground of illusion, full of false paths, false values and false ideals. But you are not part of that world.

It is our illusions that create the world

It is our illusions that create the world

Some of my best friends are illusions. Been sustaining me for years.

Some of my best friends are illusions. Been sustaining me for years.

Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so.

Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so.

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.