The thing under my bed waiting to grab my ankle isn't real. I know that, and I also know that if I'm careful to keep my foot under the covers, it will never be able to grab my ankle.

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Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.

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We take care of our health; we lay up money; we make our roof tight, and our clothing sufficient; but who provides wisely that he shall not be wanting in the best property of all, -friends? — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble.

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Be radically hopeful; dream of a better world, dream of better days. I guess what I’m saying really is, be brave enough to hope that things will get better. ― Jamie Quinn Mader

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You never have to question something that's real.

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From the tiniest speck of neuron to an entire sapient person, we always look for connection. ― Abhijit Naskar

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Happiness only real when shared. ― Christopher McCandless

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The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space. — Marilyn Monroe

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Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced.

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