My imagination is a monastery and I am its monk. John Keats imaginationmonasterymonk Change image and share on social
My books are inert as cordwood till a reader's imagination ignites one and an old flame jumps to life. David James Duncan bookcordwoodflame Change image and share on social
I was lucky because my mum was a teacher and showed me how to read and write. But most importantly, she encouraged me to use my imagination. Darren Shan encourageimaginationimportantly Change image and share on social
To say that such-and-such a circumstance is 'Kafkaesque' is to admit to the denigration of an imagination that has burned a hole in what we take to be modernism - even in what we take to be the ordinary fabric and intent of language. Nothing is like 'The Hunger Artist.' Nothing is like 'The Metamorphosis.' Cynthia Ozick admitartistburn share on social
Dwellers by the sea are generally superstitious; sailors always are. There is something in the illimitable expanse of sky and water that dilates the imagination. Thomas Bailey Aldrich dilatedwellerexpanse Change image and share on social
As an actor I think sometimes producers need a little bit of encouragement to see you in a particular role, they may not have as much imagination as you would expect. Steve Kanaly actorbiteencouragement Change image and share on social
I've read up on magic, and I think it sets you free, and it gives you hope. You can explore worlds you didn't know existed. It stretches your imagination, and I like my own imagination to be stretched and also the children I'm telling the story to. It gives you a sense of wonder. Jenny Nimmo childexistexplore share on social
If they want to talk about aliens and anything like that... that's part of the gift God gave us. That's what makes life exciting. We're pretty stuck, you know. What gives flight to our life is our imagination. Michael Moriarty alienexcitflight share on social
Busted is not the ideal band I'd like to be in by any stretch of the imagination. Charlie Simpson bandbustideal Change image and share on social
Vision - It reaches beyond the thing that is, into the conception of what can be. Imagination gives you the picture. Vision gives you the impulse to make the picture your own. Robert Collier conceptionimaginationimpulse Change image and share on social