"The trouble with illusions is that you aren't……" — Mary Doria Russell

"The trouble with illusions is that you aren't aware you have any until they are taken away from you."

— Mary Doria Russell

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36 Quotes by Mary Doria Russell

Mary Doria Russell has 36 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

You know what's the most terrifying thing about admitting that you're in love? You're just naked. You put yourself in…
I do what I do without hope of reward or fear of punishment. I do not require Heaven or Hell…
Tradition was safety; change was danger.
When it comes down to it, I don't have much in the way of advice to offer you, but here…
If we keep demanding that God yield up His answers, perhaps some day we will understand them. And then we…
The sign of a good decision is the multiplicity of reasons for it.
God's got a lot of explaining to do. Of course, God never explains. When life breaks your heart, you're just…
The Jewish sages also tell us that God dances when His children defeat Him in argument, when they stand on…
Rain falls on everyone, lightning strikes some. What cannot be changed is best forgotten. God made the world, and He…
...I begin with songs. They provide a sort of skeleton grammar for me to flesh out. Songs of longing for…
Shall I tell you why young men love war? . . . In peace, there are a hundred questions with…
When the preponderance of human beings choose to act with justice and generosity and kindness, then learning and love and…

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