Quotes About Imagination

To me, the most important thing is to tell a good story. If I can do that, I think that enlightenment, respect of nature, etc. follows.

There's nothing more important than a good story.

We sit and listen and are enthralled anew, for good stories, it seems, never lose their magic.

I think we all like to get away from our troubles and worries with a good book.

I think one of the good things about writing novels is that you always start from scratch.

Good writing gives energy, whatever it is about.

Science fiction encourages us to explore... all the futures, good and bad, that the human mind can envision.

I've come to realize that most good ideas are precisely the ones you can't describe.

It's good fun to create an unpredictable character. When he comes into the room, I don't know what he's going to do - I have to find my way.

With good art, that's what happens - it comes directly out from inside of you almost instinctively.

Good ideas are free - or at least they should be.

I'm a writer and writers either have good memories or nothing at all.

A place where you can see a good view is also a good place to sit and dream!

It is always wonderful to be a curious comet wandering in the galaxy of a good book.

Night is a very good and very close friend of a writer!

I'm one of those writers who tends to be really good at making outlines and sticking to them. I'm very good at doing that, but I don't like it. It sort of takes a lot of the fun out.

When things get tough... Make good art.

Anywhere that I can't check my email is a good place to write!

Really good original ideas are very hard to come up with. Good ideas - easy. Really good, original ideas - it can take months.

A good story's like a door, and you can go through it whenever you need to. After you've read it or seen it or heard it, you can still go back through it. Once it's yours, it's always yours.

A good story needs conflict, and virtual reality is a great hypothetical way to create conflict. ... In some ways, the future is going to be more boring than we think.

Don't get me wrong, hard and soft fantasy stories can both be good. But you need to know which camp you're in. I'm into realism. I'm a hard fantasy guy.

I just always try to find an interesting story and tell it well. That's a hard enough thing to do, whether it's a piece of fiction or it's a small piece of reality. I just look for good story.

Wit penetrates; humor envelops. Wit is a function of verbal intelligence; humor is imagination operating on good nature.