The Chinese are only too often ready to sweep the dust of reality under the carpet of appearance

Real things in the darkness seem no realer than dreams.

The present age ... prefers the sign to the thing signified, the copy to the original, fancy to reality, the appearance to the essence ... for in these days illusion only is sacred, truth profane.

We have abolished the real world: what world is left? The apparent world perhaps? . . . But no! with the real world we have also abolished the apparent world.

Like a fire alarm going off in your ear, sulfur up your nose, mouth full of sour milk, reality is what it is – you deal with it.

It's becoming more prevalent because of these shows. They're based on reality, but they're distorted by Hollywood for dramatic effect. And it affects jurors. Jurors now have unrealistic expectations when they enter a case. I think they really believe we can get fingerprints off the head of a pin.