“I couldn't tell the difference between what was real and what I wanted to be real.”
“I couldn't tell her. I couldn't tell anyone. As long as I didn't say it aloud, it wasn't real.”
“As for all I can tell, the only difference is that what many see we call a real thing, and what only one sees we call a dream.”
“I can't tell if she's actually real, or if she's stopped caring if she's real or not. Or is not caring what makes a person real?”
“Your nervous system cannot tell the difference between an imagined experience and a ‘real’ experience.”
“Tell me what we had was real, I whisper.”