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title: "7 Illusion People Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [“Lie really could be construed as the art of illusion by some people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-graham/lie-really-could-be-construed-as-the-art-of-illusion-by-some-people/)

[Heather Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-graham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca7/heather-graham-4693_art_lie-really-could-be-construed-as-the-art_65525.jpg)

> [You must remember, my dear lady, the most important rule of any successful illusion: First, the people must want to believe in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/you-must-remember-my-dear-lady-the-most-important-rule-of-any/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c43/libba-bray-259_believe_you-must-remember-my-dear-lady-the-most_675751.png)

> [“The movie is all illusion. How people wish things were.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-a-london/the-movie-is-all-illusion-how-people-wish-things-were/)

[J.A. London](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-a-london/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da1/j-a-london-30381_movie_the-movie-is-all-illusion-how-people-wis_870460.jpg)

> [Like the actor, authority has faith in its false whiskers. But its deepest faith is in the human illusion. People will hang…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hecht/like-the-actor-authority-has-faith-in-its-false-whiskers-but-its/)

[Ben Hecht](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hecht/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d51/ben-hecht-8979_actors_like-the-actor-authority-has-faith-in-it_1066566.png)

> [Writing gives you the illusion of control, and then you realize it's just an illusion, that people are going to bring their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sedaris/writing-gives-you-the-illusion-of-control-and-then-you-realize-it-s/)

[David Sedaris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sedaris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90d/david-sedaris-333_giving_writing-gives-you-the-illusion-of-contro_1728788.png)

> [We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/we-are-tempted-to-live-under-the-illusion-that-somewhere-out-there/)

[John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdf/john-ortberg-932_illusion_we-are-tempted-to-live-under-the-illusio_2369742.png)

> [When you have examined all the illusions of life and know that there isn't any reality, but you nevertheless go on, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marguerite-young/when-you-have-examined-all-the-illusions-of-life-and-know-that-there/)

[Marguerite Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marguerite-young/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cc/marguerite-young-15626_accepting_when-you-have-examined-all-the-illusions_2864558.jpg)

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