"The poet is in command of his fantasy, while it is exactly the mark of the neurotic that he is possessed by his fantasy."

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Source : Lionel Trilling (2012). “The Liberal Imagination”, p.45, New York Review of Books

Lionel Trilling

#Fantasy Quotes #Poet Quotes #Mark Quotes

“To worship a sacred mystery was just to worship your own ignorance.”
“Those who deny the existence of a supreme being have been turned into second-class citizens by a government that continuously sends messages that 'real Americans' believe in God.”
“We eat light, drink it in through our skins. With a little more exposure to light, you feel part of things physically. I like feeling the power of light and space physically because then you can order it materially. Seeing is a very sensuous act-there's a sweet deliciousness to feeling yourself see something.”
“We move through time like a man in a rowboat, looking back even as we move forward.”
“There's always the danger that the extreme feminist will end up quite unfulfilled as a girl.”
“You're always searching for the thing to heal you, and I thought therapy would give me that. But it didn't - it just helps you recognize your demons.”
“I'm a very emotional player. I use emotion because my team feeds off it.”
“For honest insight into who you are, don't ask yourself what your priorities are for next week. Ask what your priorities were last week.”

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