I think reality is thin, you know, thin as lake ice after a thaw, and we fill our lives with noise and light and motion to hide that thinness from ourselves.

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You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. ― Dr. Seuss

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The present is the only reality and the only certainty.

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To hell with reality! I want to die in music, not in reason or in prose.

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I’m proud of you for trying. Keep pushing forward.

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We tried in our simple way to lead our life in a manner that may make a difference to those of others. — Nelson Mandela

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The line between the reality that is photographed because it seems beautiful to us and the reality that seems beautiful because it has been photographed is very narrow.

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When God says no, we are sometimes tempted to wonder if He loves us. In reality, it’s because He loves us, He sometimes says no.

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Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem. — Ronald Reagan

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Astonishment is the proper response to reality.

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