Quotes About Imagination

L'eau changée en vin, le monde changée en peinture. »

L'eau changée en vin, le monde changé en peinture. »

A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art

People possessed of a lively imagination began to dream that they stood in all kinds of relations to the Evil One. There are cases in which imaginary witches surrendered themselves voluntarily to the Inquisition.

True enough, the idea of a personal Devil is as imaginary as a fairy, or an elf, or a hobgoblin;

If you see a red tree, paint it bright red.

When man tries to imagine Paradise on earth, the immediate result is a very respectable Hell.

Do you think there's intelligent life in space?' He grunted. 'Mum always says they'll be just like us. But I'd hate it if they were just like us.

Magic let you jump over the "why" and make use of what was hidden, all from the comfort of your kitchen sink.

Vision over visibility

People struggling with life in a fallen world often want explanations when what they really need is imagination.

The world will never starve for want of wonders; but only for want of wonder. G. K. CHESTERTON

To expect alien technology to be just a few decades ahead of ours is too incredible to be taken seriously.

Clearly, some creative thinking is badly needed if humans are to have a future beyond Earth. Returning to the Moon may be worthy and attainable, but it fails to capture the public's imagination. What does get people excited is the prospect of a mission to Mars.

As many authors have said, if the writer is not surprised by events, then chances are that the reader will not be either, and grow bored.

As We May Think

The past, which as always did not know the future, acted in ways that ask to be imagined before they are condemned. Or even simplified.

Para ver cierro los ojos

I shut my eyes in order to see.

How do you see this tree? Is it green? ...Don't be afraid to paint it as green as possible.

Is there a recipe for making beauty? The schools give recipes, but they do not beget works that make people exclaim: " How beautiful that is!

Shut your eyes in order to see.

I find everything poetic, and it's in the corners of my heart which are sometimes mysterious that I catch a glimpse of poetry… I feel a sensation that leads me into a poetic state…

Don't paint from nature too much. Art is an abstraction. Derive this abstraction from nature while dreaming before it, and think more of the creation that will result.