There, Master Niketas, ’ Baudolino said, ‘when I was not prey to the temptations of this world, I devoted my nights to imagining other worlds. A bit with the help of wine, and a bit with that of the green honey. There is nothing better than imagining other worlds, ’ he said, ‘to forget the painful one we live in. At least so I thought then. I hadn’t yet realized that, imagining other worlds, you end up changing this one. Umberto Eco
I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the Heart's affections and the truth of the Imagination.
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John Keats
Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.
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Oscar Wilde
Whether divine or human, it is precisely the imagination that fashions and recognizes the universe as meaningful, abiding, and valuable, that is to say, as real.
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William K. Mahony
Shadows only come to life in our imaginations. Unfortunately for me, I've got a very vivid imagination.
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Anthony T. Hincks
Truth is a matter of the imagination.
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