From what I can see of humans, you often destroy wonderful…

The religions of mankind must be classed among the mass-delusions of this kind. No one, needless to say, who shares a delusion ever recognizes…

— Sigmund Freud

“Thinking no more about it, he stepped off into that cool space, that fast descent to her, with nothing in his mind but a…

— Patricia Highsmith

Paranoia is a state of heightened awareness. Most people are persecuted beyond their wildest delusions.

— Claude Steiner

When someone is delusional, there is no point wasting time responding to their delusions.

— Kourtney Kardashian

Through our senses the world appears. Through our reactions we create delusions.Without reactions the world becomes clear.

— Gautama Buddha

One of the most persistent of all delusions is the conviction that the source of our dissatisfaction lies outside ourselves.

— B. Alan Wallace

Doubt is the big machine. It grinds up the delusions of women and men.

— Victor LaValle

“If you're completely off your rocker and have delusions of grandeur in which your personal existence is of special significance to the rest of…

— Edward M. Wolfe

“In many ways, life is about managing your delusions; keeping the ones that nourish and eliminating the ones that poison.”

— Steve Maraboli

“Fear cripples our minds and breeds delusions”

— Meredith Duran

“Neurotics, proceed with delusions of grandeur. Napoleon Bonaparte, take the lead. Jesus Christ, bring up the rear. Simulate severe depression. Non-communicative with repressed hostility.”

— Samuel R. Delany

“If you're going to have delusions, you might as well go for the really satisfying ones.”

— J. Michael Straczynski

The Enlightenment attacked religion - Christianity, mainly - for two reasons: that it was a set of ideological delusions, and that it was a…

— Tariq Ali

Respect the delicate ecology of your delusions.

— Tony Kushner

“independence is one of the greatest delusions of youth”

— Kameron Hurley