Lotus Eater Machine/Quotes

""Life, which can be strangely merciful, had taken pity on Norma Desmond. The dream she had clung to so desperately had enfolded her.""

- Sunset Boulevard

"Superman: Do you have any idea what you did to me?! Mongul: I fashioned a prison that you couldn't leave without sacrificing your heart's desire. It must have been like tearing off your own arm..."

- For the Man Who Has Everything (DCAU version)

"This world is an illusion. You can hold it in your hand and still hold nothing. You . . . have accepted this? No, I think not. You still want it, don't you?"

- Remedi, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

""A healthy body, a life with your loved ones. All you have to do is sleep. Just drift off to sleep, and you can live happy in that world for the rest of forever. A lovely, warm, never-ending dream.""

- Book of Darkness/ Reinforce, 'Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's