--- title: "8 Imagine Saying Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Imagine Saying quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Imagine Saying sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/321/michel-foucault-1134_death_discourse-is-not-life-its-time-is-not-yo_549937.jpg" --- > [“Discourse is not life; its time is not your time; in it, you will not be reconciled to death; you may have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-foucault/discourse-is-not-life-its-time-is-not-your-time-in-it-you-will-not-be/) [Michel Foucault](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-foucault/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/321/michel-foucault-1134_death_discourse-is-not-life-its-time-is-not-yo_549937.jpg) > [“I imagine you not telling me to whisper. I imagine you not saying oh don't say this literally. You want me to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-imagine-you-not-telling-me-to-whisper-i-imagine-you-not-saying-oh/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7de/junipurr-sometimes-trudy-11468_bad-timing_i-imagine-you-not-telling-me-to-whisper_1289520.jpg) > [I can't imagine you not saying a word," said Marcus."I think you'd go crazy first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-wells/i-can-t-imagine-you-not-saying-a-word-said-marcus-i-think-you-d-go/) [Dan Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-wells/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ab/dan-wells-2142_crazy_i-can-t-imagine-you-not-saying-a-word-sa_1742581.png) > [“As far as how my mom might view me, I can imagine her saying something like this to me: “You may be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/as-far-as-how-my-mom-might-view-me-i-can-imagine-her-saying-something/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a6/jarod-kintz-2_life_as-far-as-how-my-mom-might-view-me-i-can_1865783.jpg) > [I can't imagine us saying these things to each other out loud. But even if I can't imagine hearing these words, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/i-can-t-imagine-us-saying-these-things-to-each-other-out-loud-but/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/157/john-green-12_feels_i-can-t-imagine-us-saying-these-things-t_2142950.jpg) > [I can't imagine saying the same joke for three hours. I don't know how that would work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniela-bobadilla/i-can-t-imagine-saying-the-same-joke-for-three-hours-i-don-t-know-how/) [Daniela Bobadilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniela-bobadilla/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34e/daniela-bobadilla-23475_comedy_i-can-t-imagine-saying-the-same-joke-for_2689456.jpg) > [I try to imagine someone saying to Shakespeare, 'Relax!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elias-canetti/i-try-to-imagine-someone-saying-to-shakespeare-relax/) [Elias Canetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elias-canetti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/826/elias-canetti-3574_energy_i-try-to-imagine-someone-saying-to-shake_3035634.jpg) > [“I can imagine myself saying at the time that life itself was like a book borrowed from the library—something that did not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ottessa-moshfegh/i-can-imagine-myself-saying-at-the-time-that-life-itself-was-like-a/) [Ottessa Moshfegh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ottessa-moshfegh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0dc/ottessa-moshfegh-8200_books_i-can-imagine-myself-saying-at-the-time_3055706.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/imagine-saying/#itemlist", "name": "Imagine Saying Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Discourse is not life; its time is not your time; in it, you will not be reconciled to death; you may have killed God beneath the weight of all that you have said; but don't imagine that, with all that you are saying you will make a man that will live longer than he.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michel Foucault" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-foucault/discourse-is-not-life-its-time-is-not-your-time-in-it-you-will-not-be/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/321/michel-foucault-1134_death_discourse-is-not-life-its-time-is-not-yo_549937.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/321/michel-foucault-1134_death_discourse-is-not-life-its-time-is-not-yo_549937.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/321/michel-foucault-1134_death_discourse-is-not-life-its-time-is-not-yo_549937.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Discourse is not life; its time is not your time; in it, you will not be reconciled to death; you may have…” — Michel Foucault", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I imagine you not telling me to whisper. I imagine you not saying oh don't say this literally. You want me to evoke as opposed to mere describing. You want me to be an invisible scribe that an octoepoose was hiding. I'm not sure if my facial features are an autograph that your Picasso smile is signing. Infamous for the mirror I shook when my sock puppets were pining? I am not just a fish that you gave wings to! I don't simply flop in the air whenever you brush some mannequinn's hair. There is a reason for the bad timing. Exquisite imbalances. A child enjoying the pink sky. I won't say that is my clue! Playing The Beatles on a kazoo is beautiful oooh ooooh Your laughter is a woman with alot of eyeballs on her stomach that pretends that she doesn't see the colors of all them songs. In the pre dawn hours we dance with delusions and illusions. The eternal seamstress does not care for Frakenstein's dress(she still loves our unique caress ) She loves and laughs despite some so-called scientist. Where is that emperor and his nakedness! Darling, our atoms need never split. We compliment in so many ways that all our night's and days have become one swirling sunrise/sunset that only true lovers can scoff at(those who shhhhh) The flower is not passive or apologetic. It blooms through the fractured net. Floating magnetic(eep eeep) You are not just some seductress. You are the leader of an elite group of intergalactic seductress impersonators who reveal corruption but then choose to love. We embrace conclusions that make the puddle heart awake with ethereal drum beat gongs. You think of a heroic poodle in the dark. We both know that the trapeze artist that followed us was not a cliche. He smelled differently. He had never met a floating lady that showed him how to appreciate a symphony without taking away his love for a good rock n roll melody. I am not sure I can only whisper of such realities. I am not sure I can only whisper of such realities.-”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-imagine-you-not-telling-me-to-whisper-i-imagine-you-not-saying-oh/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7de/junipurr-sometimes-trudy-11468_bad-timing_i-imagine-you-not-telling-me-to-whisper_1289520.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7de/junipurr-sometimes-trudy-11468_bad-timing_i-imagine-you-not-telling-me-to-whisper_1289520.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7de/junipurr-sometimes-trudy-11468_bad-timing_i-imagine-you-not-telling-me-to-whisper_1289520.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I imagine you not telling me to whisper. I imagine you not saying oh don't say this literally. 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In fact, it kind of means you have to be rich. 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