Imagination is not the exclusive appanage of artists, but belongs in varying degrees to all men.
George Henry Lewes
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In The Touch, the love scenes are the same as they were in The Thorn Birds or anything else I've ever written. I find a way of saying that either it was heaven or hell but in a way that still leaves room for the reader to use their own imagination.
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- Endeavour to be faithful, and if there is any beauty in your thought, your style will be beautiful if there is any real emotion to express, the expression will be moving.
- Many a genius has been slow of growth. Oaks that flourish for a thousand years do not spring up into beauty like a reed.
- Philosophy and Art both render the invisible visible by imagination.
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