Inspiration could be called inhaling the memory of an act never experienced.

Ned Rorem
Some Similar Quotes
  1. I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the Heart's affections and the truth of the Imagination. - John Keats
  2. Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination. - Oscar Wilde
  3. 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. - William K. Mahony
  4. Shadows only come to life in our imaginations. Unfortunately for me, I've got a very vivid imagination. - Anthony T. Hincks
  5. Truth is a matter of the imagination. - Unknown
More Quotes By Ned Rorem
  1. Artists by definition innocent don't steal. But they do borrow without giving back.
  2. Classic means standard as opposed to Romantic: form before meaning as opposed to meaning before form. It grows from inside out while Romantic grows from outside in.
  3. Sooner or later you've heard all your best friends have to say. Then comes the tolerance of real love.
  4. Inspiration could be called inhaling the memory of an act never experienced.
  5. Perfection is no more a requisite to art than to heroes.
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