“Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams arethe shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashesand forgot -- Sandman”

“Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot.”

“Writers are liars, my dear, surely you know that by now? And yet, things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot.”

“Dreams are funny things"..."Things seem so real when they are happening, only to fade instantly when the brain realizes they are mere images, shadows of the truth, but not part of it.”

“That’s true to life.Part of every misery is, so to speak, the misery’s shadow orreflection: the fact that you don’t merely suffer but have to keep onthinking about the fact that you suffer.”

“The Dreamer awakesThe shadow goes byThe tale I have told you,That tale is a lie.But listen to me,Bright maiden, proud youthThe tale is a lie;What it tells is the truth.”