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1. 

   So he has triumphed over reality. Sounds like a familiar story, alas.

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   He’s now permanently out of touch with reality and never will be in touch with it again.

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   I understood it to mean that his life is now based solely upon his own deluded fantasies.

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   So, what’s he doing in there?
   Anyway, this diagnosis would be lost on him, then.

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   I’ve seen this as a tagline, apparently a movie quote. What movie, I haven’t a clue. Or maybe a comic, or…Pop culture and I don’t meet very often.

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   Yep, Jimmy Stewart delivered this line beautifully in “Harvey.”

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   SANDERSON – You know we all must face
   reality, Dowd, sooner or later.

   ELWOOD – Uh huh – Well, I wrestled with
   reality for thirty-five years, doctor, and
   I’m happy to state I finally won out over
   it.

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   I got derailed by her legs being crossed, which means that her shoes are on the wrong feet. Or is that something to do with reality?

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   “Reality is a crutch for those unable to cope with science fiction” — bumper sticker I’ve got around here somewhere.

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10. 

    As in the Harvey line, it would seem to make more sense for the patient to say this than the shrink.

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11. 

    Old Nancy button:
    Fantasy isn’t our crutch–it’s arcane

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