Quotes About Reality

You prefer fantastical endings rather than those which illustrate reality," Slater said. "In my view there are cheerful endings and sad endings but they are all fantastical by definition—otherwise they would not be classified as fiction.

Some people find that reading novels is very therapeutic precisely because it does allow one to view reality from an entirely different perspective.

but Claire was Southern enough to believe that there were things in this world that couldn't be easily explained, things that couldn't be seen or felt, but were no less real and true.

I've often thought madness, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.

It is the True. It is the Self, and thou, O Svetaketu, art it... And just in case thou art not all that, we will fix it with a bit of cleverness in reconstructing reality!

There is so much more to this world then outward appearances. Our society basks in the illusion of normalcy every day, and hides from the truth every night.

Reality, n. The dream of a mad philosopher. That which would remain in the cupel if one should assay a phantom. The nucleus of a vacuum.

Cynic, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are not as they ought to be.

All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.

Rolul artei este s? completeze natura, iar rolul naturii este s? imite arta. Moartea e funcÈ›ia pe care a n?scocit-o natura pentru a imita fotografia. Iar oamenii au inventat fotografia pentru a capta acest formidabil stop-cadru pe care-l reprezint? momentul morÈ›ii. Stau È™i m? întreb ce sens putea avea moartea înainte de Nicephore Niepce.

What the people believe is true. Anishinabe

La route quelquefois s'agrémente de fables, comme le sommeil s'agrémente de songes, il faut savoir ouvrir les yeux à l'arrivée.

is there a difference between being the midwife of truth, or the midwife of legends?

Hiçbir ÅŸeye ÅŸa??rma, hakikatin de insanlar?n da iki yüzü vard?r.

Hatte ich nicht hinter der Legende die Wahrheit gesucht? Als ich den Kern der Wahrheit erreicht zu haben glaubte, da war er Legende.

Ne t'étonne de rien, la réalité a deux visages, les hommes aussi.

Benim y?kanan kad?n?m sadece bir serap olsa da...GerçeÄŸin as?l yüzü o Façal? Surat olsa da...Bu serin gece ömrümün son gecesi olsa da...Bu ÅŸehirden nefret etmeyeceÄŸim.

Qu'une réalité soit imprécise, insaisissable et frustrante ne veut pas dire qu'elle n'existe pas

And justice lies in appearance, at least in this world, at least in the eyes of the multitude.

Il est des relations d'amour qui fonctionnent ainsi, sur le mode du manque et de l'éloignement. Tant qu'on est ailleurs, on peut maudire la séparation et vivre dans l'idée qu'il suffirait de se rejoindre. Une fois sur place, les yeux se dessillent: la distance préservait encore l'amour, si l'on abolit la distance on prend le risque d'abolir l'amour.

Yet what use against the deceit of a state are the memories of a child?

It seems my life plagues a few people. They want to "know" how I got wherever they perceive I am. Why I would leave where they "thought" I was in the first place. But was I ever there, where they thunk? And where was they?

If we live all our lives under lies, it becomes difficult to see anything if it does not have anything to do with these lies. If it is, for example, true or, say, honest.

Only drunks stare at statues .... I never liked the statues keeping vigil, primarily because they were too close to life.