There are no hard distinctions between what is real and what is unreal, nor between what is true and what is false. A thing is not necessarily either true or false; it can be both true and false.
我们都是某种手艺的学徒，而没人能成为大师。
Is there such a thing as a cheerful pessimist? That's what I am.
"The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter."