Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Quotes

I believe in facing reality. But only because I don't like turning my back on it.

Recognize reality even when you don't like it-especially when you don't like it.

You can't conquer reality by running away from it.

We live in what is, but we find a thousand ways not to face it. Great theater strengthens our faculty to face it.

When you srgue with reality, you lose, but only 100% of the time.

Closing your eyes isn't going to change anything. Nothing's going to disappear just because you can't see what's going on. In fact, things will even be worse the next time you open your eyes. That's the kind of world we live in. Keep your eyes wide open. Only a coward closes his eyes. Closing your eyes and plugging up your ears won't make time stand still.

I avoided reality for most of my life. But once you deal with it, it's kind of cool.

We cannot pretend that reality is different from what it is.

It takes a long time to realize a situation is for real, and then you finally face it.

You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.

nothing good ever comes out of denying the truth about our situation.

People often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served up.

What you can't run away from, you have to face

Funny, when you finally faced reality, it was amazing how clearly you could see things.

Sometimes the act of walking in the face of the elements helps us come to grips with reality. Or it simply exhausts us to the point of seeing the futility of resisting reality and the futility of denial.

Knowing something may be a terrible burden to bear, but it holds no danger to them as aren't afraid of truth.

One and all have to face reality now.

I have no time for lies and fantasy, and neither should you. Enjoy or die.

Set up as an ideal the facing of reality as honestly and as cheerfully as possible.

Fear is a natural reaction of moving closer to the truth. If we commit ourselves to staying right where we are, then our experience becomes very vivid. Things become very clear when there is nowhere to escape.

The truth - you've got to deal with it or it will kill you bit by bit.

We ought to look the world frankly in the face.

The thing about the truth is, not a lot of people can handle it.

Either you deal with what is the reality, or you can be sure that the reality is going to deal with you.

It is reality that awakens possibilities, and nothing would be more perverse than to deny it.