That's why I love being a writer. My imagination can take me places I may never see except in my mind's eye.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I suppose I have an active imagination, and writing allows me to live it out.
Most of my interests in terms of writing are dark, so it's discordant how much I try to lock into the vibe of wherever I'm at. Inhabiting the life of the imagination is the nature of survival strategy - you build yourself little worlds to enjoy.
Being able to write creatively or read creative fiction is the best way to exercise your imagination.
Imagination is the eye of the soul.
We have to learn not to feel guilty about letting our imagination browse around, and you know, in writing fiction particularly. But I think, in any kind of writing, we have to learn to allow ourselves to approach it in a contemplative way.
To some extent, I draw on what I see around me; in other places, I imagine what I write.
For me writing is that place where I can escape; it's where I let my thoughts run wild.
My role as a novelist is to explore ideas and imagination, and hopefully that will inspire people from my world to continue dreaming and to believe in dreams.
I know how fiction matters to me, because if I want to express myself, I have to make up a story. Some people call it imagination. To me, it's not imagination. It's just a way of watching.
I think because I try to keep things as real as I can, or I try to start from a place of reality, I almost don't have the imagination to write a book that's not set where I am.