A pleasant illusion is better than a harsh reality.

A pleasant illusion is better than a harsh reality.

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.

We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament and embrace it with passion, if we want to be read more

We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament and embrace it with passion, if we want to be happy

Illusion is the first of the pleasures

Illusion is the first of the pleasures

Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so.

Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so.

A woman should be an illusion.

A woman should be an illusion.

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.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

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.