If you have an imagination, welcome to the gates of Reality.

About This Quote

If you have an imagination, welcome to the gates of Reality." is a quote that has become popular in many different forms. It can be found in print, on t-shirts, and plastered across the internet. The original quote is from an article by David Foster Wallace called "Good Old Neon" (Time #24, 1997). Wallace's article is about the experience of visiting Las Vegas.

He was impressed by how much his imagination could be used to make him feel like he was in the city he visited. He says, "I could see myself standing at the top of Fremont Street, staring out at Hoover Dam and Lake Meade and Lake Tahoe. And if I leaned back just a little bit I could see myself standing at the top of the Stratosphere tower, looking down on all those neon signs.

And if I looked up just a little bit more I could see myself standing at the top of the tallest building in Vegas, looking down on all those other neon signs." Wallace describes how his imagination could create an entire experience for him.

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