Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

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.

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

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.

A pleasant illusion is better than a harsh reality.

A pleasant illusion is better than a harsh 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.

Experience comprises illusions lost, rather than wisdom gained.

Experience comprises illusions lost, rather than wisdom gained.

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 the pleasures

Illusion is the first of the pleasures