#illusion

Illusion is the first of all pleasures. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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The illusion that times that were are better than those that are, has probably pervaded all ages. ↗

— Horace Greeley

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Painting is an illusion, a piece of magic, so what you see is not what you see. ↗

— Philip Guston

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It is only a step from boredom to disillusionment, which leads naturally to self-pity, which in turn ends in chaos. ↗

— Manly Hall

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I was well traveled, and I created this illusion of literacy through reading and writing. I wrote a book of short stories. ↗

— Tom T. Hall

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Belief in the absence of illusions is itself an illusion. ↗

— Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

#belief #illusion #illusions #itself

I related to his disillusionment. Thinking that he was going for this big dream. Then he kind of saw through it all at one point and went back home. Then he started a bender, which I can relate to of course. ↗

— Woody Harrelson

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We were talking about the space between us all and the people who hide themselves behind a wall of illusion. Never glimpse the truth - then it's far too late when they pass away. ↗

— George Harrison

#away #behind #between #far #glimpse

Do you think I am standing here, making this up as I go? I am sorry to disillusion you. I am not Robin Williams. I am the king of the pen. ↗

— Mitch Hedberg

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If time is not real, then the dividing line between this world and eternity, between suffering and bliss, between good and evil, is also an illusion. ↗

— Herman Hesse

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