1,027 Quotes About Illusion

Reality is stationary, but is given the illusion of movement by our memory.

Your money myth affects your gain and luck.In economics, illusion of money affects wealth.

But the world is out there, and it understands that the illusion of knowledge and freedom is not the same as the real thing. Eventually it will fade, and there are those who will do whatever it takes to make that happen sooner rather than later.

I think my quarry is illusion. I war against magic. I believe that, though illusion often cheers and comforts, it ultimately and invariably weakens and constricts the spirit.

To find out if she really loved me, I hooked her up to a lie detector. And just as I suspected, my machine was broken.


The stranded, walking a fine line between reality and illusion, constantly weaving through disappointment and hope, despite all, never stop dreaming of empathy and good feeling, while craving for attention and endorsement. ("No monsters hide at this point" )

Magic is the stunning art of surprising your audience, so that nothing else surprises them.

If this happens in my life, I will live happily thereafter.' No. This will give happiness only for a few days. Then things will be same again and you will pin your hopes of happiness on something else. Learn to live the present moment.

[On Schopenhauer in Black and White] Schopenhauer's views of love are flawed. Love can't be merely an illusion of the mind to aid in procreation, but the path to redemption for an otherwise violently selfish species. Past human greatness has proven that when challenged, love can overpower impulsive instinct, and in essence, the vilest aspects of our nature.