Quotes about Imagination

America is a poem in our eyes; its ample geography dazzles the imagination, and it will not wait long for metres.

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine

The true poem is the poet's mind; the true ship is the ship-builder.

Imagination is not a talent of some men, but is health of every man.

Imagination is not a talent of some men, but is health of every man.

Imagination is not a talent of some men, but is health of every man.

There is then creative reading as well as creative writing

A wise writer will feel that the ends of study and composition are best answered by announcing undiscovered regions of thought, and so communicating, through hope, new activity to the torpid spirit.

Fiction is not the opposite of truth—indeed, it is sometimes the most persuasive vehicle for it.

Imagination is a God-given gift; but if it is fed dirt by the eye, it will be dirty. All sin, not least sexual sin, begins with the imagination. Therefore what feeds the imagination is of maximum importance in the pursuit of kingdom righteousness." —D. A. Carson

So look out a window. Take a walk. Talk with your friend. Use your God-given skills to paint or draw or build a shed or write a book. But imagine it - all of it - in its original condition. The happy dog with the wagging tail, not the snarling beast, beaten and starved. The flowers unwilted, the grass undying, the blue sky without pollution. People smiling and joyful, not angry, depressed, and empty.

Montaigne said something that rings true for many of us: "My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened.