Imagination is not the exclusive appanage of artists, but belongs in varying degrees to all men. George Henry Lewes appanageartistbelong Change image and share on social
By itself, just to draw crazy creatures has limited appeal - if I had to give up one thing, it would be the wild imagination. When the work becomes too detached from ordinary life, it starts to fall apart. Fantasy needs to have some connection with reality, or it becomes of its own interest only, insular. Shaun Tan appealconnectioncrazy share on social
When you read a book, you create that tonal bandwidth. You set a tone for yourself, as you're reading it, in which everything exists within the world of your imagination. Nina Jacobson bandwidthbookcreate Change image and share on social
I started writing because I found I could spend more time in my own imagination by doing that than I could by reading. Geraldine McCaughrean findimaginationread Change image and share on social
The map we made of the 3,000-year-old city of Tanis requires no imagination. It has buildings, streets, admin complexes, houses - clear as day. Sarah Parcak 000adminbuilding Change image and share on social
It is not that the child lives in a world of imagination, but that the child within us survives and starts into life only at rare moments of recollection, which makes us believe, and it is not true, that, as children, we were imaginative? Cesare Pavese childimaginationimaginative share on social
Painting and sculpture are very archaic forms. It's the only thing left in our industrial society where an individual alone can make something with not just his own hands, but brains, imagination, heart maybe. Philip Guston archaicbrainform share on social
I feel very warm towards Mum and Dad for giving us the independence they did. My childhood, and the fact we didn't have a TV, gave me a boundless imagination. Dido Armstrong boundlesschildhooddad Change image and share on social
Imagination allows us to escape the predictable. It enables us to reply to the common wisdom that we cannot soar by saying, 'Just watch!' Bill Bradley commonenableescape Change image and share on social
You know when you're a child and your imagination is limitless and you really believe in magic? I thought I had super powers. Michelle Phan childimaginationlimitless Change image and share on social