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“There is an old illusion—it is called good and evil.” Friedrich Nietzsche, “Thus Spoke Zarathustra” - 1891

“The heart breaks when, after having been elated by flattering hopes, it sees all its illusions destroyed.” Alexandre Dumas, “The Count of Monte Cristo” - 1845

“He that is giddy thinks the world turns round.” William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew” - 1623

“He takes false shadows for true substances.” William Shakespeare, “Titus Andronicus” - 1594

“Meanwhile the trees were just as green as before; the birds sang and the sun shone as clearly now as ever. The familiar surroundings had not darkened because of her grief, nor sickened because of her pain.” Thomas Hardy, “Tess of the d'Urbervilles” - 1891

“But neither do these come within the compass of our mental powers; and it was the duty of philosophy to destroy the illusions which had their origin in misconceptions, whatever darling hopes and valued expectations may be ruined by its explanations.” Immanuel Kant, “Critique of Pure Reason” - 1791

“People liked to imagine they were free to choose their own lives, but Beth had learned that choice was sometimes illusory.” Nicholas Sparks, “The Lucky One” - 2008

“You live in a dream; you manufacture illusions!” Tennessee Williams, “The Glass Menagerie” - 1944

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