About This Quote
To lose an illusion makes you wiser than to find a truth. In the movie, The Illusionist, a man named Eisenheim is a magician who can make himself disappear. He has a magic trick that he does not want anyone to see because he feels it is fraudulent and disrespectful to the audience. After giving his show many times, this man loses his illusions and is left with nothing but a truth.
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