"Imagination, which is the Eldorado of the poet and of the novel-writer, often proves the most pernicious gift to the individuals who compose the talkers instead of the writers in society." - MARGUERITE BLESSINGTON, The Repealers

"To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee,
One clover, and a bee,
And revery.
The revery alone will do,
If bees are few."
- EMILY DICKINSON, To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee

"Were it not for imagination, Sir, a man would be as happy in the arms of a chambermaid as of a Duchess." - SAMUEL JOHNSON, quoted in James Boswell's The Life of Samuel Johnson

"Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard
Are sweeter."
- JOHN KEATS, Ode on a Grecian Urn

"Safe upon the solid rock the ugly houses stand:
Come and see my shining palace built upon the sand!"
- EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY, Second Fig

"The lunatic, the lover and the poet
Are of imagination all compact."
- SHAKESPEARE, A Midsummer Night's Dream

"We say God and the imagination are one . . . How high that highest candle lights the dark." - WALLACE STEVENS, Final Soliloquy of the Interior Paramour

"Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art." - TOM STOPPARD, Artist Descending a Staircase

"Logics will get you from A to B, Imagination will take you everywhere." - Einstein, Albert

"When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive thinking." - Einstein, Albert

"Reason can answer questions, but imagination has to ask them." - Gerard, Ralph

"Reality leaves a lot to the imagination." - Lennon, John quoted on 'The Way It Is,' CBC-TV June 1969

"Roleplaying is an escapist activity that requires a good imagination, but it is not recommended for those with a poor grip on reality. It does not make weirdos, it simply attracts them." - rec.games.frp.* FAQ

"Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world." - Schopenhauer, Arthur (1788-1860) in 'Parerga and Paralipomena'