"Our greatest illusion is reliance upon the security and permanence of material possessions."

-- John Cudahy

"An era can be said to end when its basic illusions are exhausted."

-- Arthur Miller

"Something real is at stake in the pursuit of an illusion."

-- Louis Menard

"Attachment is the greatest fabricator of illusion; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached."

-- Simone Weil

"Safety is a very expensive illusion. "

-- Julia Cameron