Even Quote by Claire Messud Download Open image “We're all living in some state of illusion, even if modestly.” — Claire Messud ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.1 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Even Humility Illusion Life Living Some State
This world may be only illusion -- but it's the only illusion we've got. — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
Our greatest illusion is disillusion. We imagine that we are disillusioned with life, when the truth is that we have not even begun to… — Paul Brunton Copy Share Image
Our greatest illusion is to believe that we are what we think ourselves to be. — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
In our natural state, we are glorious beings. In the world of illusion, we are lost and imprisoned, slaves to our appetites and our… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
There's so many different types of illusions; our lives are an illusion in a sense. — Jihae Copy Share Image
“Who can believe in illusion even if we all live the Illusion of Life?” — Sorin Cerin Copy Share Image
We all have our little illusions about our own mental abilities. — Cornelia Otis Skinner Copy Share Image
“From birth, nature has designed us to approach the world as a whole, and when we slice experience up into bits and pieces, wholeness… — Rudolph E. Tanzi Copy Share Image
I have said it somewhere - our literary lived lives are as important as our literally lived lives. — Claire Messud Copy Share Image
“Life is about deciding what matters. It’s about the fantasy that determines the reality. Have you ever asked yourself whether you’d rather fly or… — Claire Messud Copy Share Image
Life's funny. You have to find a way to keep going, to keep laughing, even after you realize that none of your dreams will… — Claire Messud Copy Share Image
It's the strangest thing about being human: to know so much, to communicate so much, and yet always to fall so drastically short of… — Claire Messud Copy Share Image
The fictional narratives that television, film, and the news provide for girls and young women are appalling. — Claire Messud Copy Share Image
“I don't want to sleep,' my mother said. 'I want -- for God's sake, I want to wake up.” — Claire Messud Copy Share Image
“It was supposed to say “Great Artist” on my tombstone, but if I died right now it would say “such a good teacher/daughter/friend” instead;… — Claire Messud Copy Share Image
“Live, my dear Nora. Satisfy your hunger. There's food all around you, you know.' 'What kind of food, I'd like to know?' 'Ah'-he smiled-… — Claire Messud Copy Share Image
I digress a lot - it's how I experience the world. I would like to write in a way that will convey that to… — Claire Messud Copy Share Image
We think that - as kids, you know - that kids make up stories and live in a sort of fictional place, but that,… — Claire Messud Copy Share Image
“It makes sense that if you stand almost daily in the middle of a perfect crescent of shore, with a vista open to eternity,… — Claire Messud Copy Share Image
Most of the time, I get around perfectly well on my bike and public transportation, even in spite of the Bay Area's almost comically… — Steve Hilton Copy Share Image
If you're a top 10 guy you should pay a top 10 guy or even a top 5 guy what he deserves, whether it's… — Aljamain Sterling Copy Share Image
I guess I've never really wanted to be anything else. I've never even thought about having another job. — Owen Farrell Copy Share Image
Even after years of observing, a new picture of Uranus from Keck Observatory can stop me in my tracks and make me say, 'Wow!' — Heidi Hammel Copy Share Image
We were so poor as kids. I didn't even see a bathtub, running water, hot water, commode - we didn't have any of that.… — Phil Robertson Copy Share Image
Politics only makes the difficult challenge of marriage even harder, with the demands of the job and the public spotlight it casts on a… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Even though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make that attempt. That's morality, that's religion. That's art. That's… — Phil Ochs Copy Share Image
I love writing fiction and can do it anywhere - I once even missed a flight because I was so engrossed. — Prue Leith Copy Share Image
I really can't live without my In-N-Out burgers. Honestly, I can't. Even when I'm doing the whole no-carb thing occasionally, I make an exception… — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
Ninety-eight percent of the things that come out of my mouth are intended to be harmless or even charming. They're not ever intended to… — Megan Fox Copy Share Image
I know of not one Republican candidate that would not appear publicly with Mitt Romney and I know many Democrats that don't even want… — Pete Sessions Copy Share Image
Like in nature, I like things which are based on a few simple principles, even though their manifestation can be very rich. — Fabiola Gianotti Copy Share Image
