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1 " In normal everyday usage, " I" embodies the primordial error, a misperception of who you are, an illusory sense of identity. This is the ego. The illusory sense of self is what Albert Einstein, who had deep insights not only into the reality of space an time, but also into human nature, referred to as " an optical illusion of consciousness. "
2 " There is an optical illusion about every person we meet. "
― Ralph Waldo Emerson , Essays and Lectures
3 " Love is an optical illusion that makes you believe the object of your affection is the most beautiful person in the world. "
― Tom Holt , In Your Dreams (J. W. Wells & Co., #2)