The use of the brain to produce a mental image of something that is neither perceived as real nor present to the senses. Only in men's imagination does every truth find an effective and undeniable existence. Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life. I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination. Man consists of body, mind and imagination. His body is faulty, his mind untrustworthy, but his imagination has made him remarkable.