“Male mastery in marriage is a social illusion, nurtured by women exhorting their creations to play and walk. At the emotional heart of every marriage is a pietà of mother and son.” HeartPlayMotherSocialWalksCreationEmotionalSonIllusionMalesMasteryMother And Son Book:Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson Source: Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson
“Despite the illusion of giving understanding, what seeing through photographs really invites is an acquisitive relation to the world that nourishes aesthetic awareness and promotes emotional detachment.” WorldGivingUnderstandingSeeingAwarenessEmotionalIllusionRelationPhotographDespiteInvitesAestheticDetachment Book:On photography Source: On photography
“The illusion is an agreement between the reader and writer that this [story] will be like life. The emotional temperature drops when you have footnotes.” StoriesEmotionalReaderIllusionAgreementTemperatureFootnotes Author:John Updike
“I think sometimes people become quite emotional about the characters as well, and that's pretty cool that you can get that emotion out of people. And I think that's more my motivation than like, "Hey I want to be the funny guy, I want to be that famous funny guy." That doesn't sit as well with me as the idea of taking people on this ride and taking them into the illusion of the characters. That's much more exciting for me.” PeopleThinkingSometimesCharacterMotivationGuyEmotionEmotionalIllusionExcitingFunny Guy Author:Chris Lilley