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It's alright to believe in things you know aren't real!
— Ally McBeal · 1997
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker defends the comfort of belief that persists even when it is recognised as imaginary. Rather than treating that as foolish or dishonest, the line gives it permission. Knowing something is not real, it suggests, need not stop a person from finding hope or delight in it.
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