#illusion

Innocence ends when one is stripped of the delusion that one likes oneself. ↗

— Joan Didion

#innocence #self-acceptance #respect

Time is an illusion. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#time #illusion

I'm not asking for forever," Tamani said. "Yet. I'm just asking for a moment. ↗

— Aprilynne Pike

#illusion

Tamani has generously agreed to donate his body to my research." The words were out of Laurel's mouth before she realized how bad they sounded. "I mean he's helping me. ↗

— Aprilynne Pike

#illusion

Aww, come on. I don't bite...hard. ↗

— Aprilynne Pike

#tamani #illusion

Freedom is an illusion. It always comes at a price. ↗

— Jonathan Stroud

#illusion

When in doubt, head under the bed," Tamani said with a grin. ↗

— Aprilynne Pike

#illusion

Thank you for the exquisite comfort of your kitchen floor. ↗

— Aprilynne Pike

#illusion

Someday , Tamani told himself. Someday it'll be me. ↗

— Aprilynne Pike

#illusion

I looked across the river to Manhattan. It was a great view. When Sadie and I had first arrived at Brooklyn House, Amos had told us that magicians tried to stay out of Manhattan. He said Manhattan had other problems--whatever that meant. And sometimes when I looked across the water, I could swear I was seeing things. Sadie laughed about it, but once I thought I saw a flying horse. Probably just the mansion's magic barriers causing optical illusions, but still, it was weird. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#kane-chronicles #illusion