“These problems are real, and you can't turn off real life. So I won't try. Instead, I'll give you a set of tools to help you deal with real life.”

“I have a real problem giving up that kind of control. You know, my mother helps me.”

“Art’s true purpose is to be human as opposed to some rarefied activity set away from real life. I think art should help you to navigate the real challenges of being a human being.”

“But I want to feel like life matters. I
had something real with you, but then the realness scared me. I decided to go for other things instead.”

“When you walk on the beach at night, you can say things you can't say in real life.”

“Give me steam.
And how you feel to make it real;
Real as anything you've seen.
Get a life with this dreamer's dream.”

“As regards plots I find real life no help at all. Real life seems to have no plots.”

“Eventually you will see that the real cause of problem is not life itself. It's the commotion the mind makes about life that really causes the problems.”

“Have you ever had a dream so real
That you felt the life you live was fake”

“Be authentic. Don't try to be someone you aren't. You'll hate yourself for it & the effort to maintain the facade will exhaust you. BE REAL! Many won't like the real you but that's better than having people adore the person that isn't you at all”