“The 1990's will be a determining period of time for another cycle. If humanity during this time chooses to throw away a lot of the mirages and illusions it's fooled itself with, we will enter a very bright and golden age. It won't happen in one day.” IfsHappensAgeHumanityBuddhismPeriodsOne DayIllusionGoldenCyclesFooledGolden AgeMirages Author:Frederick Lenz
“Once you empower people and say,' Here you are, now you get to dream the great dream of becoming a full citizen with equal rights and radical improvement in your living situation,' you are creating an illusion which will break one day.” PeopleDreamSituationBreakRightsBecomingCitizensOne DayEqualCreatingIllusionImprovementRadicalEmpoweringEqual Rights Author:Pankaj Mishra
“I came down to the living room one day and my wife was standing in the living room. It wasn't an illusion. I saw her out of the corner of my eye. The moment I saw her, she vanished.” MomentsEyeRoomsSawsWifeOne DayIllusionStandingCornersMy WifeLiving Room Author:Hugh Leonard
“One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.” WorldDreamRealityGreaterOne DayIllusion Author:Salvador Dali
“It is photography itself that creates the illusion of innocence. Its ironies of frozen narrative lend to its subjects an apparent unawareness that they will change or die. It is the future they are innocent of. Fifty years on we look at them with the godly knowledge of how they turne dout after all - who they married, the date of their death - with no thought for who will one day be holding photographs of us.” YearsLooksDiesSubjectsOne DayPhotographyMarriedIllusionPhotographInnocentInnocenceNarrativeIronyFiftyGodlyFrozenUnawareness Author:Ian Mcewan
“We create the illusions we need to go on. And one day, when they no longer dazzle or comfort, we tear them down, brick by glittering brick, until we are left with nothing but the bright light of honesty. The light is liberating. Necessary. Terrifying. We stand naked and emptied before it. And when it is too much for our eyes to take, we build a new illusion to shield us from its relentless truth.” NeedsLightEyeLeftToo MuchHonestyTearsGoes OnComfortOne DayIllusionNakedBricksLiberatingShieldsRelentlessDazzleBright Lights Book:The Sweet Far Thing Source: The Sweet Far Thing
“He is solid; immovable, iron-willed. He showed me one day his killing bottle. I'm imprisoned in it. Fluttering against the glass. Because I can see through it I still think I can escape. I have hope. But it's all an illusion. A thick round wall of glass.” ThinkingStillsI CanWallOne DayIllusionKillingRoundsGlassesIronBottlesThickBecause I CanHaving HopeFluttering Book:The Collector Source: The Collector