"Literary imagination is an aesthetic object offered by a writer to a lover of books." ― Gaston Bachelard Topic(s): Imagination More From Gaston Bachelard "The repose of sleep refreshes only the body. It rarely sets the soul at rest. The repose of the night does not belong to us. It is not the possession of our being. Sleep opens within us an inn for phantoms. In the morning we must sweep out the shadows." "If I were asked to name the chief benefit of the house, I should say: the house shelters day-dreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace." "A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language." More In Imagination "I also think it was important for me and Freddie to be able to have a lot of time to share our lives at the beginning of our marriage rather than my coming home at 9 or 10 at night from the set. Things have really worked out for the best for both of us."― Sarah Michelle Gellar "I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library."― Jorge Luis Borges "I feel that directors at times are like the janitors on the set. I am the secretary, I am the organizer, I am the maid, and I ask if they have eaten or rested. The best things are always out of your control. It’s those moments that surpass the imagination that are thrilling."― Jane Campion