"the past held only this wisdom: that love was a damaging mistake, and its accomplice, hope, a treacherous illusion"
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"Was it possible in any relationship to not disappoint, to do anything more than only briefly rekindle the initial fatal illusion?"
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"Nothing like being visible, publishing one's work, and speaking openly about one's life, to disabuse the world of the illusion of one's perfection and purity."
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"I call his ['Straight Outta Compton'] story a Disneyland because it's an illusion. It is how he wanted it to be remembered, so that is how he portrayed it. And he had every right to do that. As did I."
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