the only time a man can be brave is when he is afraid

To taste strong spices and hear the songs the sirens sang. We read fantasy to find the colors again, I think. Why do our dreams become so much smaller when they finally come true? Fantasy flies on the wings of Icarus, reality on Southwest Airlines. Fantasy is the towers of Minas Tirith, the ancient stones of Gormenghast, the halls of Camelot. Reality is the strip malls of Burbank, the smokestacks of Cleveland, a parking garage in Newark. Reality is beans and tofu, and ashes at the end. Fantasy tastes of habaneros and honey, cinnamon and cloves, rare red meat and wines as sweet as summer. Reality is plywood and plastic, done up in mud brown and olive drab.

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The only time a man can be brave is when he is afraid