I try to distract myself from reality by wielding an…

“On writing... "It’s a walk into the darkest corners of my imagination where my nightmares fester until something living and breathing escapes onto the…

— J.E. Taylor

“What if all things in our imagination exist somewhere?" he said. "What if dreams are real?" "It would be nice to have black wings,"…

— Jessica Amanda Salmonson

Some people can put on a fake smile and pretend that nothing is wrong. But there are some people who have a lot going…

— Anonymous

“It all goes so fast, she thought. We dole out our lives in dinner parties and plane flights, and it's over before we know…

— Armistead Maupin

“No matter where you go or what you do to distract yourself, reality catches up with you eventually.”

— Kody Keplinger

“There’s nothing like a mystery to distract you from reality.”

— Greg Iles

I think about cars to try and distract myself. It's a good way to relax, take your mind off everything.

— Asafa Powell

Stupid how the mind will try to distract itself.

— Lauren Oliver

Throughout your career people will try to distract you. Some will scream at you, others will say things behind your back, and a few…

— Sharyn Alfonsi

I try to distract with other things, but in my mind, it is always the game, especially the team, the shape, my players, what…

— Nuno Espirito Santo

The season is long. When I'm off, I try to distract myself from hockey.

— Alexander Ovechkin

Sleep resistance, bouts of insomnia, nightmares, night terrors, crawling into bed with parents in the middle of the night - all these are so…

— Siri Hustvedt

“I’m awake and I can’t sleep. The more I’m awake, the more I see, and the harder to sleep.”

— Donna Lynn Hope

I suppose I have an active imagination, and writing allows me to live it out.

— Richard Paul Evans

Love, however, is very materially assisted by a warm and active imagination: which has a long memory, and will thrive, for a considerable time,…

— Charles Dickens