You're a romantic, ” said Crabbe. “You expect too much. Reality's always dull, you know, but when we see that it's all there is, well-it miraculously ceases to be dull.

Anthony Burgess
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Crabbe said, "You're a romantic,” said Crabbe. “You expect too much. Reality's always dull, you know, but when we see that it's all there is, well-it miraculously ceases to be dull." In the words of Crabbe, people who believe in love and romance will find reality dull and disappointing when they look at it in the face. The word "dull" is often used to describe what happens when we're in love and we think about our loved ones and the possibilities of a future together in a romantic manner.

However, there is also a sense in which reality can be very dull when we let ourselves get disenchanted with it. Here, Nelson Mandela describes how we can look at reality and change how we feel about it based on the way we view it.

Source: Time For A Tiger

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