“Advertising reaches out to touch the fantasy part of people's lives. And you know, most people's fantasies are pretty sad.”

— Frederik Pohl

The Way The Future Was, (autobiography, 1978)

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American science fiction writer and editor 1919–2013

Denis Waitley (1933) American writer

Book Sometimes you win Sometimes you Learn

“See fantasy is what people want, but reality is what they need. And I just retired from the fantasy part.”

Lauryn Hill (1975) American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, actress

“All people live in a fantasy in which they are the main character.”

Keiichi Sigsawa (1972) Japanese writer

Source: Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World

“You always start with a fantasy. Part of the fantasy technique is to visualize something as perfect. Then with the experiments you work back from the fantasy to reality, hacking away at the components.”

Edwin H. Land (1909–1991) American scientist and inventor

As quoted in Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 146, no. 1, (March 2002), p. 115

“People's fantasies are what give them problems. If you didn't have fantasies you wouldn't have problems because you'd just take whatever was there.”

Andy Warhol (1928–1987) American artist

“With the way that the times are, we're all looking for a little fantasy… Fantasy is such an important part of my fashion…”

Anna Sui (1964) American fashion designer

via Now Smell This. Anna Sui Secret Wish, Summer by Kenzo, Z Zegna & more new fragrances. Pennsylvania (March 29, 2005). http://www.nstperfume.com/2005/03/29/anna-sui-secret-wish-summer-by-kenzo-z-zegna-more-new-fragrances/