Quote by Volker Grassmuck

“The difference between imaginary and real object creates a continuos desire”

— Lars Fr. H. Svendsen

“The distinction between what is real and what is imaginary is not one that can be finally maintained...all existing things are, in an intelligible…

— Anonymous

“Don't ever let anyone tell you that the imaginary is equivalent to the real: your skin, your vast breathing skin, will insist otherwise.”

— Claire Messud

“To master magical realism, one must make the real seem unreal but, more importantly, make the unreal seem real.”

— Kevin Ansbro

“In order for us to become Real, we must become lovers of real life in all its complexity and uncertainty.”

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

“The fictitious men in romance novels are as fake and imaginary as vampires. They're not real.”

— Oliver Markus Malloy

“The harder I try to realistically portray real things, the more the things that appear in my work have a tendency to become unreal.”

— Haruki Murakami

“Up till a minute ago it felt so real, but now it seems imaginary. Just a few steps is all it takes for everything…

— Haruki Murakami

“I'm a realist, but sometimes I find myself floating in fantasy.”

— Brittany Perloff

“Just because it's imaginary, doesn't mean it's not real.”

— Catherynne M. Valente

“And I understand what this is. It’s the opposite of the collapse of the fantasy. It’s what happens when the illusion pales in comparison…

— Nina LaCour

“I liked the imaginary people on the entertainment feed way more than I liked real ones, but you can’t have one without the other.”

— Martha Wells