Quotes About Imagination

That brings me to the real reason for the title: Where does that which happens during reading a book take place? (...) Does not every reader, whether he wants it or not, bring (...) his own experiences and thoughts into the process of reading? (...) Is not every book a mirror in which the reader is reflected, whether he knows it or not? And is not every reader a mirror in which the book is reflected?

Hasta entonces, todo había sido para él como un gran juego. Se lo había tomado tan en serio como se tomaba cualquier juego y cualquier cuento, sin pensar en las consecuencias. Por primera vez en su vida, una historia continuaba sin él, se hacía independiente, y ni toda la fantasía del mundo podía hacerla dar marcha atrás. Se sentía paralizado.

Me gustaría saner qué pasa realmente en un libro cuando está cerrado [...] algo debe pasar, porque cuando lo abro aparece de pronto una historia entera.

Todo o reino de Fantasia assenta-se sobre alicerces de sonhos esquecidos. A História Sem Fim (The whole kingdom of Fantasy sits upon foundations of forgotten dreams - Endless Story).

While progressing in this way, with a dirty street ahead of him and a clean one behind, he often had grand ideas. They were ideas that couldn't easily be put into words, though - ideas as hard to define as a half-remembered scent or a colour seen in a dream.

Es gibt Menschen, die können nie nach Phantasien kommen, und es gibt Menschen, die können es, aber sie bleiben für immer dort. Und dann gibt es noch einige, die gehen nach Phantasien und kehren wieder zurück. So wie du, Bastian. Und sie machen beide Welten gesund.

Es ist komisch. Es gibt einen Moment, wo man mit seinen Figuren nicht mehr machen kann, was man will, wo die eine Art Eigenleben kriegen und man eigentlich nur noch hinter ihnen hinterherschreiben muss. Und das ist ein gutes Zeichen, wenn dieser Punkt erreicht ist. Weil das heißt, dass die Figur wirklich ein Leben gekriegt hat.

even something long past could be born again if it occurred in a story

Sana ÅŸunu söyleyeyim Momo, hayatta en tehlikeli ÅŸey, gerçekleÅŸmiÅŸ hayallerdir. Hele benimki gibi olursa! Ar?k hayal edecek hiçbir ÅŸeyim kalmad?.

No sabes nada de Fantasía? Es el mundo de la fantasía humana. Toda parte de él, toda criatura, representa los sueños y las esperanzas de la humanidad. Por lo tanto, no tiene límites.

No one in Fantastica knows what road you people must take to get back to your world.

Benim anlayamad???m baÅŸka bir ÅŸey,' diye aç?klamaya çal??t? Bastian. 'Her ÅŸey ancak ben isteyince mi var oluyor, yoksa önceden var da ben onlar? bir biçimde ortaya m? ç?kar?yorum yaln?zca?' 'Her ikisi de,' dedi Graograman.

Ogni vera storia è una Storia Infinita.

Why, this was all about him! And it was the Neverending Story. He, Bastian, was a character in the book which until now he had thought he was reading. And heaven only knew who else might be reading it at the exact same time, also supposing himself to be just a reader.

Sana ÅŸunu söyleyeyim Momo, hayatta en tehlikeli ÅŸey, gerçekleÅŸmiÅŸ hayallerdir.

You ask me what you will be there. But what are you here? What are you creatures of Fantastica? Dreams, poetic inventions, characters in a neverending story. Do you think you're real? Well yes, here in your world you are.

In fact, that's the heart of the matter. Don't you see? If humans believe Fantastica doesn't exist, they won't get the idea of visiting your country. And as long as they don't know you creatures of Fantastica as you really are, the Manipulators do what they like with them.

The human world is full of weak-minded people, who think they're as clever as can be and are convinced that it's terribly important to persuade even the children that Fantastica doesn't exist. Maybe they will be able to make good use of you.

Hayal kurmak, suç iÅŸlemekten farks?zd?.

Bunlar elbette, Momo'nun arkadaÅŸlar?n?n, hele kendisinin hiç sahip olmad??? çok pahal? oyuncaklard?. En küçük ayr?nt?lar?na kadar öyle ince düÅŸünülerek yap?lm??lard? ki çocuklar?n hayal kurmalar?n? gerektiren bir yanlar? kalmam??t?.

Hayatta en tehlikeli ÅŸey, gerçekleÅŸmemiÅŸ hayallerdir.

Dar dincolo de noi mai este O È›ar? ce nu-i din poveste. E alt? lume, alt? È›ar?, Ce pân?-n z?ri se desf??oar?. S?-i spunem: lumea de afar?. Iar cei ce locuiesc în ea P?ziÈ›i sunt de o alt? stea (...) ConduÈ™i de-o soart? mai fericire De când e cunoscut p?mântul Sunt fraÈ›i de sânge cu cuvântul.

Postoje ljudi koji nikada ne mogu da odu u fantaziju, i postoje ljudi koji mogu da odu, ali zauvek ostaju tamo. Postoji samo nekolicina onih koji odlaze u fantaziju i vra?aju se iz nje. Oni isceljuju oba sveta.

Und nichts gibt größere Macht über die Menschen als die Lüge. Denn die Menschen, Söhnchen, leben von Vorstellungen. Und die kann man lenken. Diese Macht ist die Einzige, was zählt.