Creating illusions

We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others, that in the end, we become disguised to ourselves

—François de la Rochefoucauld

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know

—Diane Arbus

A belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses. It is an idea that possesses the mind

—Robert Oxton Bolton

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world

—Albert Einstein

The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you will see

—Winston Churchill

Try again, fail again. Fail better

—Samuel Beckett

Confession is ALWAYS weakness. A grave soul keeps its own SECRETS, and takes its PUNISHMENT in SILENCE.

—Dorothy Dix