# For Me It Is Far Better to Grasp the Universe as It Really Is Than to Persist in Delusion by Carl Sagan > "For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion." > **— Carl Sagan**, *The Demon-Haunted World* ## Sources and Context - **Attributed work:** *The Demon-Haunted World*. - **Verification record:** [Carl Sagan quotations with work citations](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan) and [The Carl Sagan Portal bibliography](https://carlsagan.com/books/) — The wording is independently matched to the work-specific quotation record on Wikiquote; the official Carl Sagan Portal confirms the work in Sagan’s bibliography. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Carl Sagan|Carl Sagan]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion." — Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-carl-sagan-reality-over-delusion ```