“Hope is the denial of reality. - Raistlin”
“Hope is the denial of reality. It is the carrot dangled before the draft horse to keep him plodding along in a vain attempt to reach it." "Are you saying we shouldn't hope?""I'm saying we should remove the carrot and walk forward with our eyes open!”
“It's not denial. I'm just selective about the reality I accept.”
“Dreams of innocence are just that; they usually depend on a denial of reality that can be its own form of hubris.”
“Interesting." Raistlin coughed the word.Tanis glanced at him sharply. "What is interesting?""I've never heard you lie before, Half-Elf," Raistlin said softly. " I find it...quite...fascinating.”
“Denial does not change reality for everyone else. Only for the one denying and those who are foolish enough to believe the fantasy.”