„Reality is neither the subject nor the object of true art which creates its own special reality having nothing to do with the average “reality” perceived by the communal eye.“

— Vladimir Nabokov

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„You say they create their own reality," said Veronika, "but what is reality?“
— Paulo Coelho
„Rationalization is a process of not perceiving reality, but of attempting to make reality fit one’s emotions.“
— Ayn Rand
„In Christianity neither morality nor religion come into contact with reality at any point.“
— Friedrich Nietzsche
„Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest.“
— Friedrich Nietzsche