ArticlesThe Illusion of Love
Just as Pinocchio deceives himself into becoming a real boy—acting like the human child he is not—we may find opportunities for strategic self-deception in our daily lives, for example in the early stages of romantic love. “We’ve all been in the position where we asked ourselves, ‘Am I falling in love with this person? Am I making this up?’” explains Martin. At some point, however, we realize that, “if I won’t make this up, I won’t fall in love.” This experience, adds Martin, cannot take place until we let ourselves believe.
Those two UMRB grants were absolutely invaluable. Without them, the novel would never have been written, and I couldn’t have done the translations.
