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Quote with a picture of Zadie Smith in 2011.

“Sometimes, one wants to have the illusion that one is making ones own life, out of ones own resources.” — Zadie Smith, NW

Author YahooeyPosted on June 3, 2022June 2, 2022Categories QuotationsTags illusion, self-delusion, Zadie Smith2 Comments on Quote of the Day

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For was not the arbitrary distinction between illusion and reality the ultimate illusion itself?

“For was not the arbitrary distinction between illusion and reality the ultimate illusion itself?” — Norman Spinrad, The Void Captain’s Tale

Author YahooeyPosted on April 20, 2021April 19, 2021Categories QuotationsTags arbitrary, illusion, Norman Spinrad, reality, The Void Captain's Tale1 Comment on Quote of the Day

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The world is an illusion, but it is an illusion which we must take seriously, because it is real as far as it goes.

“The world is an illusion, but it is an illusion which we must take seriously, because it is real as far as it goes.” — Aldous Huxley, Complete Essays, Volume 6

Author YahooeyPosted on August 31, 2020August 27, 2020Categories QuotationsTags Aldous Huxley, illusion, realityLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Life and the world are merely the dance of illusion.

“Life and the world are merely the dance of illusion.” — Joy Williams, The Yard Boy, The Paris Review, Winter 1977

Author YahooeyPosted on May 20, 2019May 19, 2019Categories QuotationsTags dance, illusion, Joy Williams, life, Paris Review, The Yard Boy, worldLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Art is not imitation but illusion.

“Art is not imitation but illusion.” — Charles Reade, Christie Johnstone

Author YahooeyPosted on September 12, 2016November 15, 2019Categories QuotationsTags art, Charles Reade, Christie Johnstone, illusion, imitation1 Comment on Quote of the Day

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Did I choose this life of illusion? Don't be mad. My bed was made, I just lied in it.
“Did I choose this life of illusion? Don’t be mad. My bed was made, I just lied in it.” — Tim O’Brien, In the Lake of The Woods

Author YahooeyPosted on October 1, 2014August 15, 2014Categories QuotationsTags illusion, In the Lake of The Woods, Tim O'BrienLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Certainty generally is illusion, and repose is not the destiny of man.

“Certainty generally is illusion, and repose is not the destiny of man.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., “The Path of Law” 10 Harvard Law Review 457 (1897)

Author YahooeyPosted on June 3, 2014December 27, 2015Categories QuotationsTags certainty, destiny, illusion, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., repose, The Path of LawLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Any government which made the welfare of men depend on the character of their governors was an illusion.

“Any government which made the welfare of men depend on the character of their governors was an illusion.” — Daniel J. Boorstin, The Lost World of Thomas Jefferson

Author YahooeyPosted on October 1, 2013February 17, 2017Categories QuotationsTags character, Daniel J. Boorstin, government, illusion, The Lost World of Thomas JeffersonLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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We live and die and anything else is just delusion.

“We live and die and anything else is just delusion.” — Chuck Palahniuk, Choke

Author YahooeyPosted on April 11, 2013July 6, 2018Categories QuotationsTags Choke, Chuck Palahniuk, death, delusion, illusion, lifeLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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