“Not by way of the forced and worn formula of Romaticism, but throught the closeness of an imagination that has never broken kinship with nature. Art must accept such gifts, and revaluate the giver.” WayArtImaginationAcceptingBrokenFormulasWornGiverClosenessKinship Book:Crit Temp Alain Locke: A Selection of His Essays on Art and Culture Source: Crit Temp Alain Locke: A Selection of His Essays on Art and Culture
“Tell the image makers and magazine sellers and the plastic surgeons that you are not afraid. That what you fear the most is the death of imagination and originality and metaphor and passion. Then be bold and LOVE YOUR BODY. STOP FIXING IT. It was never broken.” BodyPassionImaginationLove YouBrokenAnd LoveMetaphorYour BodyMagazinesMakersNot AfraidOriginalityPlasticSurgeonsFixingSellersPlastic Surgeons Author:Marion Woodman
“Imagination is the politics of dreams; imagination turns every word into a bottle rocket. . . . Imagine every day is Independence Day and save us from traveling the river changed; save us from hitchhiking the long road home. Imagine an escape. Imagine that your own shadow on the wall is a perfect door. Imagine a song stronger than penicillin. Imagine a spring with water that mends broken bones. Imagine a drum which wraps itself around your heart. Imagine a story that puts wood in the fireplace.” HeartLongStoriesHomeDreamSongTurnsWaterImaginationPerfectImagineDoorsChangedBrokenWallSpringShadowRiversStrongerIndependenceWoodsBonesBottlesImagine ThatWrapsRocketsIndependence DayFireplacesHitchhikingLong RoadPenicillinBroken BoneBottle Rocket Author:Sherman Alexie
“When you do your research write down whatever interests you. Whatever stimulates your imagination. Whatever seems important. A story is built like a stone wall. Not all the stones will fit. Some will have to be discarded. Some broken and reshaped. When you finish the wall it may not look exactly like the wall you envisioned, but it will keep the livestock in and the predators out. (pg. 144)” WritingLooksMayImportantStoriesSeemsInterestImaginationBrokenWallFitResearchBuiltStonesPredatorDiscardedLivestockStone Walls Author:Roland Smith
“Words, words, word. Once, I had the gift. I could make love out of words as a potter makes cups of clay. Love that overthrows empire. Love that binds two hearts together, come hellfire & brimstone. For sixpence a line, I could cause a riot in a nunnery. But now -- I have lost my gift. It's as if my quill is broken, as if the organ of my imagination has dried up, as if the proud -illegible word- of my genius has collapsed.” IfsHeartTwoTogetherLostCausesImaginationLinesBrokenProudGeniusCupsEmpiresOrgansMaking LoveClayMy ImaginationPottersRiotQuillsTwo Hearts Author:Jeffrey Eugenides
“Her imagination painted Georgie twenty years later, sitting in leg irons before some Broken psychiatrist. "Well, you see, it all started with bubbles.” YearsWellsImaginationBrokenSittingTwentiesLegsIronBubblesPsychiatrist Author:Ilona Andrews