Quotes on “reality”

Scars have the strange power to remind us that our past is real.

You can't just wish change; you have to live the change in order for it to become a reality.

The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.

Not only is the Universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think.

Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.

The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness.

Children know perfectly well that unicorns aren’t real, but they also know that books about unicorns, if they are good books, are true books.

But do we know how to make love stay?'I can't even think about it. The best I can do is play it day by day.

I would not have you descend into your own dream. I would have you be a conscious citizen of this terrible and beautiful world.

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.

The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie.

I welcome questions. I hate assumptions.

You don't have to disrespect and insult others simply to hold your own ground. If you do, that shows how shaky your own position is.

Dance above the surface of the world. Let your thoughts lift you into creativity that is not hampered by opinion.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Real life is only ever just real life. Messy. What it means depends on how you look at it. The only thing you’ve got to do is find a way to live there.

When one realises one is asleep, at that moment one is already half-awake.

if something is there, you can only see it with your eyes open, but if it isn't there, you can see it just as well with your eyes closed. That's why imaginary things are often easier to see than real ones.