Yet the misty spring rain softened the outline of the mountain across the river and made it even more beautiful. So gentle was the rain that they hardly knew they were getting wet as they strolled back toward the car, not even bothering to put up their umbrella. The slender threads of rain vanished into the river without a ripple. Cherry blossoms were intermingled with young green leaves, the colours of the budding trees all delicately subdued in the rain. . Yasunari Kawabata
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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