A writer should have the precision of a poet and the imagination of a scientist.

I clearly understand, first, that the real human being is a poet and, second, that [the tyrant] is the incarnate negation of a poet.

Our imagination flies -- we are its shadow on the earth.

Some might think that the creativity, imagination, and flights of fancy that give my life meaning are insanity.

Imagination, the supreme delight of the immortal and the immature, should be limited. In order to enjoy life, we should not enjoy it too much.

I cannot conceive how anybody in his right mind should go to a psychoanalyst.