Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions;
reality can be attained only by someone who is detached.
- Simone Weil
Tradition is the illusion of permanence.
- the Woody Allen movie Deconstructing Harry
How strange; when an illusion dies,
it's as though you've lost a child.
- Judy Garland
Growing up is best measured in terms of illusions lost.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: All Is Not As It Appears
The Illusion of Knowledge
Practice Keen Awareness
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