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Quote by Richard Powers
The desire to live in our imagination is driven by this suspicion

The desire to live in our imagination is driven by this suspicion that were disembodied sensibilities cobbled into our bodies. That idea has infused most of human thought since the very beginning. – Richard Powers

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I think that if the novels task is to describe where we find ourselves and how we live now, the novelist must take a good, hard look at the most central facts of contemporary life – technology and science. – Richard Powers

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My goal for technology has always been to reach a point where the technological mediation becomes invisible. – Richard Powers

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Imagination
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They are imaginary characters. But perhaps not solely the products of my imagination, since there are some aspects of the characters that relate to my own experience of a wide variety of people. – Margaret Mahy

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Imagination

I dont know if Jim was a major part of that or not. He is one of a small group of real storytellers. He has enormous imagination and ability to write. Im glad hes coming back. Its going to be good for the show. – Matthew Ashford

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Imagination

Whats in front of you is a whole world of experiences beyond your imagination. Put yourself, and your growth and development, first. – Phylicia Rashad

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Imagination

Trapped by reality, freed by imagination. – Nicolas Manetta

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Imagination

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After all, coffee is bitter, a flavor from the forbidden and dangerous realm. – Diane Ackerman

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We believe that peace is not just signed papers, but rather a contract between generations for the building of a more promising and less threatening future. – King Hussein I

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