"Obviously the imagination is fueled by emotions beyond the control of the conscious mind." ― Joyce Carol Oates Topic(s): Imagination More From Joyce Carol Oates "Boxing has become America’s tragic theater." "In love there are two things – bodies and words." "It seems disingenuous to ask a writer why she, or he, is writing about a violent subject when the world and history are filled with violence." More In Imagination "Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will."― George Bernard Shaw "I’m a better coach now than when I joined Celtic. The longer you stay in any job, the better you become. If you lose your drive, your enthusiasm, your imagination, that experience is no good."― Gordon Strachan "Free imagination is the inestimable prerogative of youth and it must be cherished and guarded as a treasure."― Felix Bloch