Quotes for All
Gaston was not only a fierce lover, with endless wisdom and imagination, but he was also, perhaps, the first man in the history of the species who had made an emergency landing and had come close to killing himself and his sweetheart simply to make love in a field of violets. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
It always amuses me that the biggest praise for my work comes for the imagination, while the truth is that there’s not a single line in all my work that does not have a basis in reality. The problem is that Caribbean reality resembles the wildest imagination. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
They [formulae 1.10 – 1.12 of Ramanujan] must be true because, if they were not true, no one would have had the imagination to invent them. G. H. Hardy
If there’s any sort of superpower we desperately need right now, it’s this transcendental force that reminds us of union and connection. I think that superhero stories come from somewhere. We make these aspirational images, to remind us that we have this capacity in ourselves already. I think that electricity can run through disconnected wires. … Read more
It is more than likely that the brain itself is, in origin and development, only a sort of great clot of genital fluid held in suspense or reserved. This hypothesis would explain the enormous content of the brain as a maker or presenter of images. Ezra Pound
Better mendacities Than the classics in paraphrase! Some quick to arm, some for adventure, some from fear of weakness, some from fear of censure, some for love of slaughter, in imagination, learning later . . . some in fear, learning love of slaughter; Died some, pro patria, non dulce non et decor . walked eye-deep … Read more
Never forget that the key of the situation lies in the will & not in the imagination. Evelyn Underhill
Christianity is a religion which concerns us as we are here and now, creatures of body and soul. We do not follow the footsteps of his most holy life by the exercise of a trained religious imagination, but by treading the firm, rough earth, up hill and down dale. Evelyn Underhill
Everything you do on set is directly related to your imagination when you read the script for the first time. Ewan McGregor
I’ve talked to a few writers who have had childhood illnesses. The sense of convalescence – the feeling that you’re waiting to become a real person – is quite an interesting thing. You’re seeing all of your friends doing amazing things and you’re just there, in a void, feeling a bit stupid. I wouldn’t be … Read more