Bernard Schubert quotes

“Truth will flourish in fantasy, only to wither and die in what you are pleased to call reality.”
-- Bernard Schubert

#Reality Quotes #Fantasy Quotes

“Reality is like a fruitcake; pretty enough to look at but with all sorts of nasty things lurking just beneath the surface.”

Source : A. Lee Martinez (2006). “Gil's All Fright Diner”, p.184, Macmillan

“Louis de Bernires is in the direct line that runs through Dickens and Evelyn Waugh. . .he has only to look into his world, one senses, for it to rush into reality, colours and touch and taste.”

“The language itself is what gets me interested in writing. It's weird to me that words exist. Never a dull moment with words. They're a layer between our minds and the physical reality around us, obviously, but the layer seems like it's always in flux, like an asteroid belt, constantly moving.”

Source : "Cartographer of Word Galaxies". The Believer interview, logger.believermag.com. September 24, 2013.

“Fantasy is so much hotter than reality most of the time”

Source : Adam Lambert ‏@adamlambert, twitter.com. August 1, 2010.

“Fashion is about having a fantasy.”

“Your memories become fantasies if they are not shared, and your life in all its triviality becomes a legend.”

“I love sci-fi and fantasy.”

“A love affair begins with a fantasy. For instance, that the beloved will always be there.”

“Romance is finding your fantasy in people who don't have it.”

“Even jealousy is based on fantasies: a fantasy that someone else has what belongs to you.”

Source : Anna Deavere Smith (2008). “Letters to a Young Artist: Straight-up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts-For Actors, Performers, Writers, and Artists of Every Kind”, p.76, Anchor