Thou hast the keys of Paradise, O just, subtle, and mighty opium!

Thou hast the keys of Paradise, O just, subtle, and mighty opium!

The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for
absorbing positive knowledge.

The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for
absorbing positive knowledge.

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful read more

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death

Poets, we know, are terribly sensitive people, and in my observation one of the things they are most sensitive about read more

Poets, we know, are terribly sensitive people, and in my observation one of the things they are most sensitive about is money.

To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems
from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks read more

To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems
from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real
advance in science.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

I reject your reality and substitute it for my own.

I reject your reality and substitute it for my own.

Seem'd washing his hand with invisible soap
In imperceptible water.

Seem'd washing his hand with invisible soap
In imperceptible water.

Imagination is a poor matter when it has to part company with understanding.

Imagination is a poor matter when it has to part company with understanding.