"The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are."

"He that travels in theory has no inconveniences; he has shade and sunshine at his disposal, and wherever he alights finds tables of plenty and looks of gaiety. These ideas are indulged till the day of departure arrives, the chaise is called, and the progress of happiness begins. A few miles teach him the fallacies of imagination. The road is dusty, the air is sultry, the horses are sluggish. He longs for the time of dinner that he may eat and rest. The inn is crowded, his orders are neglected, and nothing remains but that he devour in haste what the cook has spoiled, and drive on in quest of better entertainment. He finds at night a more commodious house, but the best is always worse than he expected."

"The use of traveling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are."

"The limit of man's knowledge in any subject possesses a high interest which is perhaps increased by its close neighbourhood to the realms of imagination."

"Often a cold shudder has run through me, and I have asked myself whether I may have not devoted myself to a fantasy."

"It was better for me when I could imagine greatness in others, even if it wasn't always there."

"She was desperate and she was choosey at the same time and, in a way, beautiful, but she didn't have quite enough going for her to become what she imagined herself to be."

"Ant swarming City City full of dreams Where in broad day the specter tugs your sleeve"

"I should like the fields tinged with red, the rivers yellow and the trees painted blue. Nature has no imagination."

"Imagine the National Guard being called against a group of peaceful people. How far can we get; how disgraceful can it become? It's the most disgraceful, the most wicked thing I've seen in all my years of organizing farm labor."

"When workers fall back on violence, they are lost. Oh, they might win some of their demands and might end a strike a little earlier, but they give up their imagination, their creativity, their will to work hard and to suffer for what they believe is right."

"Imagine if everyone was able to help just one child who needs to be listened to, needs to be respected, and needs to be loved - we could make such a huge difference for an entire generation."

"I cannot imagine having a physical relationship with a woman. I have not done that. But I really love women."

"Sometimes this fellow's music was like little colored pieces of crystal candy, and other times it was the softest, saddest thing she had ever imagined about."

"The thinking mind is best controlled by the imagination."

"Don't let us make imaginary evils, when you know we have so many real ones to encounter."

"Vain, very vain is my search to find; that happiness which only centers in the mind."

"An unimaginative person can neither be reverent or kind."

"Imaginary evils soon become real one by indulging our reflections on them."

"It is not how much one makes but to what purpose one spends."

"The imagination is never governed, it is always the ruling and divine power."

"The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed."

"My grandfather killed my father in my mind. I know he died of cancer - but it was because of what my grandfather did to him."

"First of all, I really never imagined myself being a professional athlete."