Generally speaking, a howling wilderness does not howl: it is the

Generally speaking, a howling wilderness does not howl: it is the imagination of the traveler that does the howling. – Henry David Thoreau

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Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination. – Lily Tomlin

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The imagination equips us to perceive reality when it is not fully materialized. – Mary Richards

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