“Writing gives you the illusion of control, and then you realize it's just an illusion, that people are going to bring their own stuff into it.”
“If you hold on to the handle, she said, it's easier to maintain the illusion of control. But it's more fun if you just let the wind carry you.”
“Love is making friends with fear because fear is the constant companion of intimacy ~ and when you bring fear out of the darkness and into the light, you realize it was an illusion based on our own insecurities.”
“It was more about understanding that you could give it your all, give yourself the best chances, but control is an illusion.”
“Where do we people go if not towards the perfection of our own illusion? ”
“I had learned many times that the more you try to get people to deny their illusions, the stronger the illusions can become. But if you indulge those delusions instead, they often fall apart on their own.”