#illusions

In those days, we imagined ourselves as being kept in some kind of holding pen, waiting to be released into our lives. And when the moment came, our lives -- and time itself -- would speed up. How were we to know that our lives had in any case begun, that some advantage had already been gained, some damage already inflicted? Also, that our release would only be into a larger holding pen, whose boundaries would be at first undiscernible. ↗

— Julian Barnes

#youth #imagination

I'm not asking for forever," Tamani said. "Yet. I'm just asking for a moment. ↗

— Aprilynne Pike

#illusion

Tamani has generously agreed to donate his body to my research." The words were out of Laurel's mouth before she realized how bad they sounded. "I mean he's helping me. ↗

— Aprilynne Pike

#illusion

Aww, come on. I don't bite...hard. ↗

— Aprilynne Pike

#tamani #illusion

When in doubt, head under the bed," Tamani said with a grin. ↗

— Aprilynne Pike

#illusion

Thank you for the exquisite comfort of your kitchen floor. ↗

— Aprilynne Pike

#illusion

Someday , Tamani told himself. Someday it'll be me. ↗

— Aprilynne Pike

#illusion

The capacity for people to kid themselves is huge. Living on illusions or delusions, and the re-establishing of these illusions or delusions requires a big effort to keep them from being seen through. But a very old idea is at work behind our current state of affairs: enantiodromia, or the Greek notion of things turning into their opposite. ↗

— James Hillman

#behind #being #big #capacity #current

I just want to kiss you." He slid his hand up her neck, cupping the side of her face. "Do you want to kiss me? ↗

— Aprilynne Pike

#illusion

Rome is the city of echoes, the city of illusions, and the city of yearning. ↗

— Giotto di Bondone

#echoes #illusions #rome #yearning