“The Poem I Just Wrote The poem I just wrote is not real. And neither is the black horse who is grazing on my belly. And neither are the ghosts of old lovers who smile at me from the jukebox.” PoetryPoemHallucinationsShe Had Some HorsesJoy HarjoNot RealFantasy Vs Reality Book:She Had Some Horses Source: She Had Some Horses
“The thought comes to be unbidden, that I am looking at what I was made from. Snow and sticks. Sticks and snow. Not a real girl. A paper doll of a child, to play with, then rip up and throw away.” SticksSnowHolly BlackThe Stolen HeirSurenWrenNot RealPaper DollSnow And SticksSticks And Snow Book:The Stolen Heir Source: The Stolen Heir
“So Santa Claus is bogus but Grim Reapers are the genuine article. What does that say about the world?” WorldRealMggSanta ClausGrim ReapersMindee ArnettThe Arkwell AcademyThe Nightmare CharadeNot Real Book:The Nightmare Charade Source: The Nightmare Charade
“I am real. This”–he put his other hand over the first-“is real. You see me interacting with other people all day long, don’t you? I talk to people; I affect things in the world. I cause things to happen. I am real.” “But-but what if this whole place”-I had to suck in air again-“what if everything is inside my head? East Shoal and Scarlet and this bridge and you-what if you’re not real because nothing is real?” “If nothing’s real, then what does it matter?” he said. “You live here. Doesn’t that make it real enough?” RealRealityFakeTrueMade UpMiles RichterNot RealAlexandra Ridgemont Book:Made You Up Source: Made You Up
“Some people are severely lonely, all they can do is accept the single life as an example of being free and happy.” PeopleReasonRealityLonelinessExampleAcceptanceSadBlameHappyAloneFakeJustifyHopelessFreeExcusesDepressedSingle LifeDeceiveDefendWhitewashNo ChoiceFalse HappinessSugarcoatNot RealNot BlamingAppear PleasantFool OneselfSingless Author:Anthony Liccione