The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.

— Aleksandr Pushkin, Russian poet, novelist, and playwright, 1799-1837

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.

— Arthur Koestler, Hungarian-British author and journalist, 1905-1983

The task of the real intellectual consists of analyzing illusions in order to discover their causes.

— Arthur Miller, U.S. playwright and essayist, 1915-2005
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