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There is a boundary to mens passions when they act from feelings but none when they are under the influence of imagination. – Edmund Burke

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He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty helps us to an intimate acquaintance with our object, and compels us to consider it in all its relations. It will not suffer us to be superficial. – Edmund Burke

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People who think my books are autobiographical, which theyre not, credit me with having a much better memory than I do. I do, however, have a powerful imagination. – Curtis Sittenfeld

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Obviously the facts are never just coming at you but are incorporated by an imagination that is formed by your previous experience. Memories of the past are not memories of facts but memories of your imaginings of the facts. – Philip Roth

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No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination. – Edward Hopper

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