Joseph Conrad Quotes about Imagination

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Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life.

Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life.

Joseph Conrad

Art, Writing, Imagination

Some Reminiscences ch. 1 (1912)

Do not talk to me of Archimedes' lever. He was an absent-minded person with a mathematical imagination. Mathematics commands my respect, but I have no use for engines. Give me the right word and the right accent and I will move the world.

Joseph Conrad

Moving, Giving, Imagination

Joseph Conrad “The Complete Works of Joseph Conrad”, Library of Alexandria