I've always had a really active imagination. Lots of kids have imaginary friends. Mine just took on a rather demonic form. Claire Danes activedemonicform Change image and share on social
I don't know if it's a failure of imagination on my part, but I'm not going to be writing about Paris in the 1800s. I feel like it would come off as just ludicrously uninformed, even if I did a lot of research. Maria Semple 1800sfailurefeel 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'm not writing non-fiction. I don't feel anything about me as a kid was unique. Except that I had more interest in being alone and using my imagination. John Irving feelfictionimagination Change image and share on social
Anything you put your mind to and add your imagination into can make your life a lot better and a lot more fun. Taylor Swift addfunimagination Change image and share on social
It's useful to think of the imagination as an aspect of the body because it seems to have processes of its own that are obscure to us. Margo Lanagan aspectbodyimagination Change image and share on social
I love audio books, and when I paint I'm always listening to a book. I find that my imagination really takes flight in the painting process when I'm listening to audio books. Thomas Kinkade audiobookfind Change image and share on social
The struggle for Zimbabwe lit up the imagination of people around the world. In London, New York, Accra and Lagos, bell-bottomed men and women with big hair and towering platform shoes sang the dream of Zimbabwe in the words of the eponymous song by Bob Marley: Every man has the right to decide his own destiny. Petina Gappah accrabellbig share on social
A stock certificate is not a tool, like a shovel, or a commodity, like a pound of cheese. What we sell a customer is not a share in a business, but a view of the Elysian Fields. A financier is a creative artist. Our function is to stimulate the imagination. We are poets! Jean Giraudoux artistbusinesscertificate share on social
'A Princess of Mars' may not have exerted the same colossal pull that Tarzan had on the global imagination, but its influence on generations of readers cannot be underestimated. Junot Diaz colossalexertgeneration Change image and share on social