100 Quotes About Dreaming

Dreaming can be a great way to help us see our goals and opportunities more clearly. However, it can also be a source of confusion and stress. Check out these dream quotes and learn the art of shaping your dreams into reality.

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I've crossed some kind of invisible line. I feel as if I've come to a place I never thought I'd have to come to. And I don't know how I got here. It's a strange place. It's a place where a little harmless dreaming and then some sleepy, early-morning talk has led me into considerations of death and annihilation. Raymond Carver
Between living and dreaming there is a third thing. Guess...
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Between living and dreaming there is a third thing. Guess it. Antonio Machado
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If life was a dream, then dying must be the moment when you woke up. It was so simple it must be true. You died, the dream was over, you woke up. That's what people meant when they talked about going to heaven. It was like waking up. Ian Mcewan
You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the...
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You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one. John Lennon
It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in...
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It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall look upon what we think our present existence, as a dream. Edgar Allan Poe
When they say the sky's the limit to me that's...
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When they say the sky's the limit to me that's really true Michael Jackson
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Really, nobody was there?” I asked.“ Well, nobody important, ” he said, putting his glasses back on and blinking. Daniel Amory
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I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now? John Lennon
I would fight every angel between us until God said,...
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I would fight every angel between us until God said, "Yes. Shannon L. Alder
He who has the audacity to stop you from dreaming...
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He who has the audacity to stop you from dreaming is he who had given you the imaginations to think, but not those who watch you as you explore the dreams! Israelmore Ayivor
Dream by making and make by dreaming.
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Dream by making and make by dreaming. Dejan Stojanovic
It is not needful for our dreams to be very...
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It is not needful for our dreams to be very grand nor very big. It is only needful for our dreams to be very shiny. C. Joybell C.
The 7 Steps to Transformation:1. Dream it.2. Envision it.3. Think...
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The 7 Steps to Transformation:1. Dream it.2. Envision it.3. Think it.4. Grow it.5. Become it.6. Live it.7. OWN it. Germany Kent
Never stop dreaming, wake up and chase your dreams.
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Never stop dreaming, wake up and chase your dreams. Gift Gugu Mona
If this is a dream, may we never wake up!
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If this is a dream, may we never wake up! Ahmed Mostafa
Wise is the one who flavors the future with some...
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Wise is the one who flavors the future with some salt from the past. Becoming dust is no threat to the phoenix born from the ash. Curtis Tyrone Jones
Your fate is never determined when your massive imagination is.
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Your fate is never determined when your massive imagination is. Curtis Tyrone Jones
You'd corner me in your conformity but even in dormancy...
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You'd corner me in your conformity but even in dormancy i'm sleeping with enormity, stretching the belly of the earth & everything i was born to be. Curtis Tyrone Jones
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She turned to look at him, and he was already looking at her. “I’m going to miss you when I wake up, ” she whispered, because she realized that she must have fallen asleep under the sun. Arin was too real for her imagination. He was a dream.“ Don’t wake up, ” he said. Marie Rutkoski
I had a dream about you last night. I was...
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I had a dream about you last night. I was alone on a dark night and you came to me as a firefly. I knew it was you because you were the brightest. Crystal Woods
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It's making me so sad that you are unreachable. My desire for your touch, and your lips. It's breaking me inside. I'm so scared you are the only one i will ever love. I'm so scared because I know there is no other you. Unknown
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That thing you thought you'd do You start to think you can't; You always say tomorrow, But you haven't got a plan. Everyone's asking questions, And all you do is dodge. That career that you'd imagined Was only a mirage. The older that you get, The smaller that you feel; You forget what's only in your head, And what is really real. Sometimes people make it; They become who they meant to be. But most of the time, Dreamers only dream. Margo T. Rose
I sometimes find myself sitting here not watching an uninteresting...
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I sometimes find myself sitting here not watching an uninteresting movie and contemplating the future. I don't always know what to do, but I have faith that I'll figure it out somehow. D.S. Mixell
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The best way to be appreciative for your life is to live it; don't die for any other reason but love. Dreams are what guide us, art is what defines us, math is makes it all possible, and love is what lights our way. Mike Norton
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A tired man lay down his headin a dusty room so dim, and for so long his wife did shakeand yell to waken him. Meanwhile his thoughts, his dreams, did stirof sandy, red bullfights, of powder-blasts in the airand carnival delights. Yet still his wife was in despairin a dusty room so dim, for she knew death was a whorenot far from tempting him. Roman Payne
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And I learned what is obvious to a child. That life is simply a collection of little lives, each lived one day at a time. That each day should be spent finding beauty in flowers and poetry and talking to animals. That a day spent with dreaming and sunsets and refreshing breezes cannot be bettered. Nicholas Sparks
Your smile.is the ultimategolden dream.all the poemsin the worldare waking...
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Your smile.is the ultimategolden dream.all the poemsin the worldare waking up from. Sanober Khan
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Wings are like dreams. Before each flight, a bird takes a small jump, a leap of faith, believing that its wings will work. That jump can only be made with rock solid feet. J.R. Rim
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A Gift for YouI send you.. The gift of a letter from your wise self. This is the part of you that sees you with benevolent, loving eyes. You find this letter in a thick envelope with your name on it, and the word YES written boldly above your name. My Dear, I am writing this to remind you of your 'essence beauty.' This is the part of you that has nothing to do with age, occupation, weight, history, or pain. This is the soft, untouched, indelible you. You can love yourself in this moment, no matter what you have, or haven't done or been. See past any masks, devices, or inventions that obscure your essence. Remember your true purpose, WHICH is only Love.If you cannot see or feel love, lie down now and cry; it will cleanse your vision and free your heart. I love you; I am you. . S.A.R.K.
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Why Dream?Life is a difficult assignment. We are fragile creatures, expected to function at high rates of speed, and asked to accomplish great and small things each day. These daily activities take enormous amounts of energy. Most things are out of our control. We are surrounded by danger, frustration, grief, and insanity as well as love, hope, ecstasy, and wonder. Being fully human is an exercise in humility, suffering, grace, and great humor. Things and people all around us die, get broken, or are lost. There is no safety or guarantees. The way to accomplish the assignment of truly living is to engage fully, richly, and deeply in the living of your dreams. We are made to dream and to live those dreams. . S.A.R.K.
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From now on I hope always to stay alert, to educate myself as best I can. But lacking this, in Future I will relaxedly turn back to my secret mind to see what it has observed when I thought I was sitting this one out. We never sit anything out. We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out. Ray Bradbury
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This imaginary gift is a journey for your imagination. I send you.. A luxury train ride. On this train are all the inspiring people you've ever wanted to meet or talk to. You glide from car to car, sitting or lying down on velvet lounge chairs, listening and asking questions. There is also a voluminous library on the train, with every book you've ever wanted to read or look at. Kind people bring you delicious tidbits to eat and nourishing liquids to drink. If you take a nap, time stands still until you return so you never miss anything. You receive a large journal filled with photographs, drawings and descriptions of your journey to take with you when you leave. You realize that you can board this train at any time. . S.A.R.K.
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Create a guidebook of creative dreams You can use a blank book or just blank paper clipped together. Put photographs or scraps from magazines in that represent your creative dreams. Draw, scribble, or paint in between the images. Make a list of creative dreams you've thought of or admire in others. S.A.R.K.
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A Gift for YouI send you.. A cottage retreat on a hill in Ireland. This cottage is filled with fresh flowers, art supplies, and a double-wide chaise lounge in front of a wood-burning fireplace. There is a cabinet near the front door, where your favorite meals appear, several times a day. Desserts are plentiful and calorie free. The closet is stocked with colorful robes and pajamas, and a painting in the bedroom slides aside to reveal a plasma television screen with every movie you've ever wanted to watch. A wooden mailbox at the end of the lane is filled daily with beguiling invitations to tea parties, horse-and-carriage rides, theatrical performances, and violin concerts. There is no obligation or need to respond. You sleep deeply and peacefully each night, and feel profoundly healthy. This cottage is yours to return to at any time. . S.A.R.K.
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Building your "dream life" is filled with things that can feel like the opposite of a dream: Mistakes Delays Starting over Failure The building part is actually more of a rebuilding that is a continual process. The building is not linear in nature but far more interesting. You might start a creative dream, take the "next step", and find yourself completely bored, dissatisfied, or just not inspired. S.A.R.K.
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Initially, I feel expansive when I try something new, and then contract as soon as I encounter difficulty or the unknown. I am learning to experiment with my tolerance of difficulty and the not knowing, in order to go further with my creative dreams. Whenever I experience contraction, I explore it by asking, "Where did I stop and why?" Building a creative dream life is not just about achieving, succeeding, or "meeting goals." It is also about floundering, stumbling, tripping and failing. S.A.R.K.
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Identifying Your DreamSome people can easily identify one primary dream. For others, a dream is more elusive. These people often have many dreams at once, or a general idea of a dream that never takes a specific shape. S.A.R.K.
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Inside CriticsThe critical voices in our own heads are far more vicious than what we might hear from the outside. Our "inside critics" have intimate knowledge of us and can zero in on our weakest spots. You might be told by the critics that you're too fat, too old, too young, not intelligent enough, a quitter, not logical, prone to try too many things.. It's all balderdash! Some elements of these may be true, and it's completely up to you how they affect you. Inside critics are really just trying to protect you. You can: Learn to dialogue with them. Give them new jobs. Turn them into allies. You can also dismantle/exterminate them. S.A.R.K.
Our creative dreams are subject to grudge-holding when we decide...
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Our creative dreams are subject to grudge-holding when we decide that other people somehow have made their dreams real and we have not. S.A.R.K.
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Inside" ChildrenInside each of us are the children we were at each developmental stage. With regard to our creative dreams, these inside children can prevent us from living them by "acting out" in order to try to get our attention. Your inner 5-year-old is not going to patiently wait as you learn intricate metalworking techniques or study impressionist painting. Yet, your inner 10-year-old may be perfectly suited to learn and observe new skills. What's really needed is parenting of these inside children so that we bring them to age-appropriate activities. S.A.R.K.
The excitement of dreams coming true is beyond the description...
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The excitement of dreams coming true is beyond the description of words. Lailah Gifty Akita
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In every possibility of a mind May you travel, yet not blind. As a head filled with imagination, Goes a heart full of gold creation, It's never late to have a dream. Nor is it so far away as it seems, And, like a rearview mirror reveals, Thus a fantasy soon becomes real. It may be closer than it appears. Or at least it will show up clear. Never give up a dream for fear! Ana Claudia Antunes
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You know a trillion times more about art than me. But I’ve learned that it isn’t necessary to know all that much. You just make what you wanna see, right? It’s a game, right? It’s like being paid for dreaming. Tom Robbins
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So the paradox goes: No man who is really ignorant is ever aware that he is ignorant. That is its finest, most faulty manifestation; there can be no true ignorance without first some claim of intelligence or consciousness, or superiority or enlightenment. Criss Jami
The number of ways to live in one lifetime is...
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The number of ways to live in one lifetime is limitless. So why limit yourself? Suzy Kassem
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No one else knows exactly what the future holds for you, no one else knows what obstacles you've overcome to be where you are, so don't expect others to feel as passionate about your dreams as you do. Germany Kent
Man is a measure of his mind.
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Man is a measure of his mind. Lailah Gifty Akita
Life is a story, until I awake and saw life...
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Life is a story, until I awake and saw life as a dream. Lailah Gifty Akita
You possess a divine strength to fulfill your dream.
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You possess a divine strength to fulfill your dream. Lailah Gifty Akita
It is only God who gives strength and wisdom for...
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It is only God who gives strength and wisdom for fulfill the God-given dream. Lailah Gifty Akita
There is no greater fulfillment as the pursuit of dreams.
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There is no greater fulfillment as the pursuit of dreams. Lailah Gifty Akita
The greatest sacred-adventure is the pursuit of dreams.
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The greatest sacred-adventure is the pursuit of dreams. Lailah Gifty Akita
You ought to be passionate about your dreams.
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You ought to be passionate about your dreams. Lailah Gifty Akita
Maintain a persistent focus of what you want. You will...
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Maintain a persistent focus of what you want. You will attract the divine force to bring it into existence. Lailah Gifty Akita
Whatever you dream of is a possibility.
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Whatever you dream of is a possibility. Lailah Gifty Akita
Take time daily to reflect on how much you have....
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Take time daily to reflect on how much you have. It may not be all that you want but remember someone somewhere is dreaming to have what you have. Germany Kent
If you feel like you don't fit into the world...
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If you feel like you don't fit into the world you inherited it is because you were born to help create a new one. Ross Caligiuri
To completely understand me you must first accept that I...
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To completely understand me you must first accept that I am not you. Ross Caligiuri
My dream is to create something so beautiful that it...
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My dream is to create something so beautiful that it encourages people to present the best version of themselves to me everywhere I go. Ross Caligiuri
Eternity will not cause our memories to fade, it will...
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Eternity will not cause our memories to fade, it will force our hearts to accept the past. Ross Caligiuri
To struggle against the weight of sleep as reality eclipses...
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To struggle against the weight of sleep as reality eclipses the moon of your dreams is the purest sign of true love. Ross Caligiuri
Cherish your existence, for memories become legacies and life can...
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Cherish your existence, for memories become legacies and life can change in an instant. Ross Caligiuri
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Try to think of it as though we are rewriting history——the first time this experience occurred you and I never kissed in this Dream Machine room. But now when we leave here, and open our eyes again near the wall around the center of Constance, that kiss will be included in our memories of the day we first met. We could spend a lifetime recreating this moment here, meanwhile, not a single second of our lives would slip by back in our reality. Time seems to move differently inside of our memories. . Ross Caligiuri
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As her feet beat the concrete ground beneath them, her chest began to ache. It had been a long time since she had run at a full sprint. She was, quite literally, running for her life, and leaving everything she had known before behind. Regardless of her past experiences, here she was, blindly following a girl, who was virtually a stranger, because she had promised to lead Eleanor to safety. Ross Caligiuri
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Eleanor had heard talk of the rebellion that existed inside the city of Constance before. Most of the information she gathered was considered an old fairy tale by the general public. There were a few stories here and there about people angered by their present living conditions, who had demanded that the center of Constance be held responsible for it. However, information was never passed between the five different sectors. Over the years the tales of the rebellion had become children’s bedtime stories, and people did not take them seriously. Ross Caligiuri
Here we go, ” Phoenix said, turning back to Nora....
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Here we go, ” Phoenix said, turning back to Nora. “Try not to let this room scare you. Ross Caligiuri
Every decision you make in life will stem from one...
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Every decision you make in life will stem from one of two options: love or fear. Choose love. Ross Caligiuri
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Everything has taken on a strange, distant quality - the sounds of running and shouting outside get warped and weird like they're being filtered through water, and Alex looks miles away. I start to think I might be dreaming, or about to pass Lauren Oliver
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I had a dream about you. You were on a bike going 70 miles an hour, I could see you approaching my car in the mirror. You were trying to say something so, I jumped on the brakes as hard as I could, I guess I forgot I had tied your bike on my bumper. Georgia Saratsioti
He wasn't an alchemist, or a hero. He was a...
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He wasn't an alchemist, or a hero. He was a librarian, and a dreamer. He was a reader, and the unsung expert on a long-lost city no one cared a thing about. Laini Taylor
Dreams are an insight into our psychology: they are what...
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Dreams are an insight into our psychology: they are what we are, but stripped of the conventions and norms of psychology, and the rules of the physical world… Belsebuub
Those that dare not to dream big are cowards, for...
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Those that dare not to dream big are cowards, for they fear to expose the already great potentials embedded inside of them. AuliqIce
So... are you also chasing butterflies?
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So... are you also chasing butterflies? Natasha Tsakos
The dream was on hold. It wasn't dead.
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The dream was on hold. It wasn't dead. Sarah Morgan
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Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night. Edgar Allan Poe
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All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake up in the day to find it was vanity, but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible. T.E. Lawrence
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At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since. Unknown
Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our...
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Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film does, and goes directly to our feelings, deep down into the dark rooms of our souls. Ingmar Bergman
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I’ve dreamed a lot. I’m tired now from dreaming but not tired of dreaming. No one tires of dreaming, because to dream is to forget, and forgetting does not weigh on us, it is a dreamless sleep throughout which we remain awake. In dreams I have achieved everything. Fernando Pessoa
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I had a dream about you. It's been a while since I could remember any of my dreams, and still, this one has left me with such strong impression. Even now, when I am fully awake, your face flashes before my eyes. It's a face I can totally relate to, as if it wasn't any more yours than it is mine. Terrifying thing, you know? I can't say I've felt that sort of intimacy with anyone. For a moment you knew all my secrets, without me even having to tell them. For a moment I even knew them myself… While I was looking into your eyes, I suddenly started to realize things about myself that were unspoken for years, like fragments of my inner life that were deeply repressed. It’s hard to distinguish if they were buried inside because dealing with them was such a dirty work, or if leaving them unnamed meant that it was not possible to define them precisely enough, so they would keep their true meaning. Perhaps, all this life that I've known so far was in fact no more but a dream about living. The only thing that has kept me in touch with reality was you… I know it comes as a surprise, and you may be wondering why it took me so long to come clean. You also may be wondering how come you've never noticed before. I've tricked you on purpose, yes, and you must realize it really has nothing to do with you. It’s always been me. This is why, seeing you in my dream like that, came out as a shock. You also must forgive me. You must forgive me because I know how it looks like, that everything we ever shared was a lie, and it wasn't… I am more of an illusionist that a deceiver, but it all comes from being in fact, a very private person. Even if it was true that you knew me better than anyone, I’d never admit it. I’d rather dig my own heart out, with a rotten spoon, than admitting it. I may let people in my own little world occasionally, but I would never let them be aware of it. I don’t throw my intimacy in front of others, especially when I care. The more I care, the less I give away, and this is something for you to understand, and grant me your forgiveness. I didn't play my tricks on you in order to deceive you, but rather to save myself, and maybe even deceive myself as well. I’ve had hidden my feelings for you so deeply that I've learned to live with them, as if any other casualty. I have done wrong to myself as much as I did to you, and I don’t know if I can forgive myself. So now I wonder, could you forgive me without feeling sorry for me? I certainly don’t deserve your pity. Especially not now that I am awake. Aleksandra Ninkovic
It’s not like I planned it. I never woke up...
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It’s not like I planned it. I never woke up from some rosy dream and said, “Okay, world, today I’m gonna spaz. Shannon Celebi
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In the absence of sleep, my restless nights have been fueled by my overactive imagination, weaving waking dreams onto the canvas of conception. Filling my head with lots of ideas waiting to be born into reality. I am eager to return to my beautiful mistress, Creation! Jaeda DeWalt
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When you wake up from a dream you have only a few precious moments before the details of the dream begin to dissipate and the memory fades. Not all dreams are significant or worth remembering. But the ones that are .. . happen again. So, wait for the dream to return. And never be afraid. Instead, consider it an opportunity to learn something profound and possibly wondrous about yourself. Vera Nazarian
Life is a dream. We wake up when we die
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Life is a dream. We wake up when we die Bangambiki Habyarimana
It is hard to imagine the things you have never...
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It is hard to imagine the things you have never seen. Steven J. Carroll
Dreams are fulfilled at the right. Be patient and wait...
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Dreams are fulfilled at the right. Be patient and wait for the fulfillment of your dreams. Lailah Gifty Akita
Strange dreams are better than no dreams at all.
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Strange dreams are better than no dreams at all. Vera Nazarian
It is easy to arrange the words in a story...
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It is easy to arrange the words in a story born out of a dream; for a story without a dream, a story itself is not enough. Dejan Stojanovic
You can only take too much in pursuit of something...
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You can only take too much in pursuit of something you don't really want. Joyce Rachelle
Risk is the clue that our dreams are both real...
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Risk is the clue that our dreams are both real and great. Craig D. Lounsbrough
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Suffice to say, the dream writer had a way of phrasing things. She could depict the curve of a cucumber, the shape of a sunbeam, the endearing, velvety tilt of a peach, in just such a way that she earned her living selling dreams. One simply made a selection, read it in solitude, and let it percolate till sleep. People swore they fell directly into her renderings, and one even asked if the dream writer could write a dream of dreaming forever. The dream writer could not do this, but she hired dream apprentices to expand the reach of her dreams and she wrote dreams for herself in which she would sit at a desk, pen in hand, and write even more dreams. This nearly doubled her output. Meia Geddes
When we get too comfortable, we stop dreaming.
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When we get too comfortable, we stop dreaming. Joyce Rachelle
I know it will not happen in one day. I...
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I know it will not happen in one day. I also know that it is definitely going to happen one day. Manoj Arora
Take time daily to reflect on how much you have....
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Take time daily to reflect on how much you have. It may not be all that you want but remember someone somewhere is dreaming of what you own. Germany Kent
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Reality does not create the entire womb of human life. We have eyes that witness truth and beauty. We are creatures that think, plan, dream, and remember. The lambent luminescence supplied by human memory reveals that we live in a dream world. Human imagination tied to memory tells us how to live today and forevermore. Kilroy J. Oldster
When you start dreaming, you become just a body because...
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When you start dreaming, you become just a body because your mind is now somewhere else! A dreaming person is just a mindless body! Mehmet Murat Ildan
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Dozens of days, experiences, and encounters have set me on a path I never dreamed possible. Carlos Wallace
The Sun can rise anytime in your dreams. And there...
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The Sun can rise anytime in your dreams. And there night may fall anytime as well. Munia Khan
Are you dreaming? Stop dreaming; come and watch the sunset,...
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Are you dreaming? Stop dreaming; come and watch the sunset, it is better than all the dreams! Mehmet Murat Ildan
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Emotional awareness is the tether between our Awakened and Dream States. It is the bridge that connects our island in the physical realm to the unexplored Universes that are waiting for us. Unknown