Dean KoontzHuman beings not only can't bear too much reality, we flee from reality when someone doesn't force us close enough to the fire to feel the heat on our faces.
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The reality of life is that it can be tough. It’s easy to pull away from the world when it’s hard, but if you do, you’ll miss out on all of the beauty that surrounds you. Shakespeare was saying that we shouldn’t run away from reality. We should try to embrace it, because there are many things in this world that we can only experience with reality as a guide.
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