"Is imagination dependent upon experience, or is experience influenced by imagination?"

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Source : Anita Shreve (2007). “A Wedding in December: A Novel”, Little, Brown

Anita Shreve

#Imagination Quotes

“In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity.”
“Propose not to a woman when she hath gotten a new frock, nor when she is puffed up with victories; when she reigneth and rejoiceth in her hour of triumph, come not nigh unto her; but when she be ill or weary, when she is cast down in spirit and needeth a comforter, then be thou ready, and make thy suit.”
“I don't try to get players emotionally up for a game; it creates too many peaks and valleys... I strive for even keel; they will get up for the big games.”
“The higher the hill, the stronger the wind: so the loftier the life, the stronger the enemy's temptations.”
“We who represent the Unionist Party in England and Scotland have supported, and we mean to support to the end, the loyal minority [in Ireland]. We support them not because we are intolerant, but because their claims are just.”

Source : Bonar Law's speech in the Albert Hall, January 26, 1912.
“Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.”
“A film set is a workplace for me; it's my office, and nobody really wants to be in a stressful work environment.”
“We spend all our youth chasing money, and when we attain it, we spend all our money chasing youth.”

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