Ann

“I believe in the power of the imagination to remake the world, to release the truth within us, to hold back the night, to transcend death, to charm motorways, to ingratiate ourselves with birds, to enlist the confidences of madmen.”
― J.G. Ballard

“We improve ourselves by victory over our self. There must be contests, and you must win.”
― Edward Gibbon

“The artist must bow to the monster of his own imagination.”
― Richard Wright

“Every moment happens twice: inside and outside, and they are two different histories.”
― Zadie Smith, White Teeth