one thing

"There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure."

Paulo Coelho

The Alchemist

democracy

"Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus and Heaven."

H. L. Mencken

windows

"They say dreams are the windows of the soul--take a peek and you can see the inner workings, the nuts and bolts."

Henry Bromel

Northern Exposure, The Big Kiss

hope

"Hope is a waking dream."

Aristotle

can dreams dreams?

Can dreams dream?

a dream can dream a wonderful thing.

a dream can dream a horrible thing.

a dream can dream fantastic things.

a dream can dream happy things.

a dream can dream a lonely thing.

but, most of all, dreams can dream!

Mahfooz Ali

awaken

"Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens."

Carl Jung

(image from www.arthit.ru)

confuse

"Like all dreamers I confuse disenchantment with truth."

Jean-Paul Sartre

realize

"It has never been my object to record my dreams, just to realize them."

Man Ray

(image by charnine)

imagine

"Imagine all the people living life in peace.

You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.

I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one."

John Lennon

lived or dreamt

I am not quite sure whether I am dreaming or remembering, whether I have lived my life or dreamed it. Just as dreams do, memory makes me profoundly aware of the unreality, the evanescence of the world, a fleeting image in the moving water.

Eugène Ionesco

the one

we, about five of us, were gathered in front of the glowing white light waiting for the one's arrival. everyone was excited because we knew she was coming.

suddenly a screeching alarm sounded. when we turned as one towards the sound, red flames began to lap at the roof of the building behind us. before we understood what was happening, fire women were there directing huge streams of water toward the flames.

a tall, slender woman walked out of the burning building. it was the only structure in a barren clearing. as "the one" moved towards us the sun disappeared behind a cloud and day became night. the flames were gone. there was suddenly nothing, no sound, no flames, only the glowing woman walking toward us.

that's all i remember.