Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah is a popular novel by Richard Bach, a writer and pilot. This book was first published in 1977.
The story follows disillusioned writer and barnstormer Richard Bach as he meets Donald Shimoda who claims to be a messiah.
The book explores themes of spirituality, self-discovery, and the power of belief.
It has been widely read and appreciated for its humor, wisdom, and insight.
Here are some of the greatest quotes from Illusions by Richard Bach.
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Best Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah Quotes
“Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“You’re never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“Don’t be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“I do not exist to impress the world. I exist to live my life in a way that will make me happy. ” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself.” ― Richard Bach, Illusions
“We teach best what we most need to learn.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“Argue for your limitations and, sure enough, they’re yours.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“Remember where you came from, where you’re going, and why you created this mess you got yourself into in the first place.” ~ Richard Bach, Illusions.
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Famous Illusions Quotes by Richard Bach
“If you will practice being fictional for a while, you will understand that fictional characters are sometimes more real than people with bodies and heartbeats.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“Learning is finding out what you already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it. Teaching is reminding others that they know just as well as you. You are all learners, doers, teachers.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“Listen,’ he said. ‘It’s important. We are all. Free. To do. Whatever. We want. To do.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“Believe you know all the answers, and you know all the answers. Believe you’re a master, and you are.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“The best way to avoid responsibility is to say, ‘I’ve got responsibilities.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“This is a test to see if your mission in this life is complete, if you are alive, it isn’t.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“The world is your exercise book, the pages on which you do your sums. It is not reality, though you may express reality there if you wish. You are also free to write lies, or nonsense, or to tear the pages.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“You seek problems because you need their gifts.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“if you argue for your limitations they are yours” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
Powerful Illusions Quotes by Richard Bach
“Live never to be ashamed if anything you do or say is published around the world — even if what is published is not true.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands. You seek problems because you need their gifts.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“How easy it is to be compassionate when it’s yourself you see in trouble.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“Don’t turn away from possible futures before you’re certain you don’t have anything to learn from them.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it however.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“Nothing good is a miracle, nothing lovely is a dream.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“Happiness is a choice. It is not always an easy one.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“The only obligation we have in any lifetime is to be true to ourselves.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“If you really want to remove a cloud from your life, you do not make a big production of it, you just relax and remove it from your thinking. That’s all there is to it.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“I’ll quote the truth wherever I find it, thank you.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
Quotes from Illusions by Richard Bach
“Only a few people are interested in what you have to say, but that’s all right. You don’t tell the quality of a master by the size of his crowds, remember.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“Two thousand years ago, five thousand, they didn’t have a word for imagination, and faith was the best they could come up with for a pretty solemn bunch of followers.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“Anybody who’s ever mattered, anybody who’s ever been happy, anybody who’s ever given any gift into the world has been a divinely selfish soul, living for his own best interest. No exceptions.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“In the path of our happiness shall we find the learning for which we have chosen this lifetime.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“If you really want to remove a cloud from your life, you do not make a big production out of it, you just relax and remove it from your thinking. That’s all there is to it.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“We choose, ourselves, to be hurt or not to be hurt, no matter what. Us who decides. Nobody else.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“We are game-playing, fun-having creatures, we are the otters of the universe.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“There was part of me listening that didn’t think what I said was fiction. I was making up a true story.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“Argue for your limitations and you get to keep them.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
Popular Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah Quotes
“The image is a dream. The beauty is real.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“Mine’s a free life, but it does get lonely sometimes.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“The image is a dream. The beauty is real. Can you see the difference?” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life. Rarely do members of one famiy grow up under the same roof.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“Are you telling me that even though it’s changing every second, the sky is always a perfect sky?” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“A person gets used to being alone, but break it just for a day and you have to get used to it again, all over from the beginning.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“You are led through your lifetime by the inner learning creature, the playful spiritual being that is your real self.” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
“You gave your life to become you are right now. Was it worth it?” ~ Richard Bach (Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah).
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