Thinking Quote by How to Dress Well

A good simulation, be it a religious myth or scientific theory, gives us a sense of mastery over experience. To represent something symbolically, as…

— Heinz Pagels

I think my way of coping is like: 'None of this is real, or this is just a simulation, what I'm going through right…

— Harris Dickinson

Mental simulation is not as good as actually doing something. But it's the next best thing. And the right kind of a story is…

— Anonymous

“Simulations are your brain’s guesses of what’s happening in the world. In every waking moment, you’re faced with ambiguous, noisy information from your eyes,…

— Lisa Feldman Barrett

When I am writing a story it feels as real as the life I am experiencing off the page. It's an emotional illusion, I…

— Tayari Jones

In fact, writing, especially writing autobiographical works, and this is actually the fourth time I've done it, each time I've done it I've felt…

— Paul Auster

I'll often use my real stuff in my writing because it comes across as more authentic.

— Rebel Wilson

Each day I feel a little differently; some times I try to write something that's fictitious and then there's other times where I try…

— Josh Turner

Often times, I'm surprised by what I'm writing or what I'm playing, and then that inspires me to keep going with it, so it…

— Marketa Irglova

...It's an unmeetable level of writing. But even if it's something I feel like I can't ever attain, it doesn't crush my spirit. I…

— Paul Banks

When I have something to work against, it liberates my imagination. I believe very much in authentic inspiration. I'm not about calculation.

— Jørgen Leth

I actually think the creative process is finite, and I'm wondering whether I've retched everything up. Because it's like vomiting or shitting.

— Andy Partridge