The greatest illusion we have is that denial protects us…

I think the greatest illusion we have is that denial protects us. It's actually the biggest distortion and lie. In fact, staying asleep is…

— Eve Ensler

What’s looming in the shadows of our ignorance and denial is a critique of civilization itself.

— Lierre Keith

It is not a question of who dances but of who or what does not dance.

— Ruth St. Denis

People are in denial all the time, hiding things. If I tell you a racist or dirty joke and you laugh, you're telling me…

— Martin Landau

Denial leads to closure

— Aruho Marwin Machiaveli

Sanity can take one of only two forms: that of ignorance, or denial.

— Derek R. Audette

“Living in denial only makes finding the truth that much harder.”

— Jules F

“Research on organised abuse emphasises the diversity of organised abuse cases, and the ways in which serious forms of child maltreatment cluster in the…

— Michael Salter

Its up to any government to decide how to react to the denial of basic human rights anywhere in the world, including Egypt.

— Mohamed ElBaradei

What you try to bury just ends up burying you.

— Jane Wagner

But we need to be very clear: because of our decades of collective denial, no gradual, incremental options are now available to us.

— Naomi Klein

Atheist’s denial of God’s existence needs just as much substantiation as does the theist’s claim; the atheist must give plausible reasons for rejecting God’s…

— Paul Copan

It is through suppression that hells are formed in us.

— Susan Glaspell

A mistake doesnt make you a fool, but denying it surely makes you one.

— Vikrant Parsai

Because after you've crossed some lines, you just keep crossing them. And there's no escaping from constant escape. Distracting ourselves. Avoiding confrontation. Getting past…

— Chuck Palahniuk