“The illusion of companionship sits waiting in the television set. We keep our televisions on more than we watch them - an average of more than seven hours a day. For background. For company.” WaitingHoursCompanyWatchesLonelinessTelevisionIllusionSevenAverageBackgroundsCompanionship Book:Alone in America: the search for companionship Source: Alone in America: the search for companionship
“The world comes second hand - fifth hand - to us and the illusion that it is fresh because it is shown as a picture of an actual place or is given as a 'true account' by some reporter who claims to have been 'there' divides man into incalculable parts without any true center.” MenWorldHas BeensHandsGivenMediaTelevisionIllusionAccountsClaimsMovieDividesReportersFifthSecond Hand Author:Josephine Herbst
“The Web, the great time-killer that had replaced conspicuously passive television with its seductive illusion of productivity.” TelevisionIllusionProductivityKillersPassiveReplacedGreat TimesSeductive Author:Lionel Shriver
“The fact that television and tourism have made the whole world accessible has created the illusion that we enjoy intimate knowledge of other places, when we barely scratch their surface. For the vast majority, the knowledge of Thailand or Sri Lanka acquired through tourism consists of little more than the whereabouts of the beach.” WorldLittlesMadeWholeFactsEnjoyTelevisionIllusionMajoritySurfaceWhole WorldBeachIntimateScratchesTourismThailandSri LankaWhereabouts Author:Martin Jacques
“Of course, I don't mean to imply that all writers are working in the deep waters that border on the divine. Most writers are just trying to pay the bills, like anyone else - Stephanie Meyers is the literary equivalent of a television evangelist. Fork over twenty bucks and she'll help you forget your troubles for a while. I certainly don't fault her for her success, but I hope she has no illusions about the quality of her craft or the longevity of her efforts.” TryingMeanHelpingCoursesWaterForgetEffortPayQualityTroubleTelevisionDivineIllusionTwentiesBillsFaultsCraftsBordersLongevityBucksForksForget YouEvangelistsDeep Water Author:Kevin Keck