As children, we all live in a world of imagination, of fantasy, and for some of us that world of make- believe continues into adulthood.
from It’s Not Easy Being Green by Jim Henson
All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.
from As You Like It
Good Fiction Is Always the Truth Inside the Lie.
from Stephen King from A to Z by Stephen King
There are people who think that things that happen in fiction do not really happen. These people are wrong.
Symbolism was largely a reaction against naturalism and realism, anti-idealistic styles which were attempts to represent reality in its gritty particularity, and to elevate the humble and the ordinary over the ideal. Symbolism was a reaction in favour of spirituality,...
Source: Symbolism (movement)
How do you balance science with science fiction? They're both the same.
Source: Astronomy magazine asks William Shatner about science
Indeed, imagination, linked to the right brain, is one of the central pillars of the esoteric tradition. As the historian of esotericism Antoine Faivre writes, imagination is “a kind of organ of the soul, thanks to which humanity can establish...
Source: The Secret Teachers of the Western World by Gary Lachman
Playboy: One critic even called 2001 “the first Nietzschean film,” contending that its essential theme is Nietzsche’s concept of man’s evolution from ape to human to superman. What was the metaphysical message of 2001? Kubrick: It’s not a message that...
Science has given new answers to all these problems in recent years but most of the people do not know them. And those who know, often do not feel them. For this reason, Mr. Frank considers the rebuilding of our...
Did we create a modern myth? Did we imagine half of it?
Source: A Modern Myth by 30 Seconds to Mars
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep - Because my dreams are bursting at the seams
I wander through fiction to look for the truth - Buried beneath all the lies - And I stood at a distance to feel who you are - Hiding myself in your eyes
Source: Before It’s Too Late by Goo Goo Dolls
In our short years, we come long way, to treat it bad and throw it - And if we make a little space, a science fiction showcase
Source: Movies by Alien Ant Farm
These dreams go on when I close my eyes - Every second of the night, I live another life
Source: These Dreams by Heart
And Albert's vision's blooming uncontrolled - All his wings are slowly sinking
Source: Einstein on the Beach by Counting Crows
Somebody I never met, but in a way I know, Didn't think that you could get so much from a picture show
Source: E=MC2 by Big Audio Dynamite
The picture you see is no portrait of me - It's too real to be shown to someone I don't know
Source: Round and Round (New Order) by New Order
I've been looking so long at these pictures of you that I almost believe that they're real
Source: Pictures of You by The Cure
Tell those dreamers, they can dream up all they like in this place
Source: Superhuman Touch by Athlete
Come with me and you'll be in a world of pure imagination - Take a look and you'll see into your imagination
Source: Pure Imagination by Willy Wonka
A whole new world A new fantastic point of view
Source: A Whole New World by Brad Kane & Lea Salonga
Unleash your imagination - Two stars one constellation - Bright lights just to guide the way - Can you see, what I see in you?
Source: One Minute More by Capital Cities
Sometimes Notions Get Reversed
Somebody I never met, but in a way I know. Didn’t think that you could get so much from a picture show.
