“The art of writing is not, as many seem to imagine, the art of bringing fine phrases into rhythmical order, but the art of placing before the reader intelligible symbols of the thoughts and feelings in the writer's mind.” WritingMindArtFeelingsSeemsOrderImagineFineReaderSymbolsPhrasesThoughts And FeelingsArt Of Writing Book:The Principles of Success in Literature Source: The Principles of Success in Literature
“Did you know that I almost called the magazine Stag Party and the symbol was originally going to be a stag? I changed my mind just before we went to press, thank God. Somehow, it wouldn't have been the same. Can you imagine a chain of key clubs staffed by beautiful girls wearing antlers?” KnowsMindHas BeensBeautifulGirlPartyImagineChangedKeysPressesClubsMagazinesChainsSymbolsThank GodDid You KnowBeautiful GirlStagsAntlers Author:Hugh Hefner
“We can hardly imagine a state of mind in which all material objects were regarded as symbols of spirtual truths or episodes in sacred history. Yet, unless we make this effort of imagination, Medieval art is largely incomprehensible.” MindArtStatesImaginationEffortImagineObjectsMaterialsArt IsMathematicsSacredSymbolsState Of MindEpisodesMedieval Author:Kenneth Clark
“There are names like Savoy Hotel, Caruso, Shangri-La, Pavlove, Mount Everest and the Treorchy Male Choir that just hang up there as peaks of excellence - perfect things that we simply take for granted as symbols of greatness. So imagine how delighted and honoured I am to join with all the other small peaks in congratulating the Choir of Choirs on its anniversary. In admiration, since I was a boy!” NamesPerfectBoysImagineGreatnessExcellenceMalesSymbolsGrantedHotelAdmirationDelightedChoirEverestHang UpsMount EverestPerfect ThingsShangri Author:Ron Moody
“The Blue Degrees are but the outer court...of the temple. Part of the symbols are displayed there to the initiate, but he is intentionally misled by false interpretation. It is not intended that he shall understand them, but it is intended that he shall imagine that he understands them...The true explanation is reserved for the Adepts, the Princes of Masonry (those of the 32nd and 33rd degrees)” ImagineDegreesBlueCourtSymbolsExplanationTemplesInterpretationImagine ThatReservedInitiateMisledMasonry Author:Albert Pike
“If you take myth and folklore, and these things that speak in symbols, they can be interpreted in so many ways that although the actual image is clear enough, the interpretation is infinitely blurred, a sort of enormous rainbow of every possible colour you could imagine.” IfsWayEnoughSpeakClearImagineMythEnormousSymbolsColourInterpretationRainbowFolklore Author:Diana Wynne Jones