“Without imagination of the one kind or the other, mortal existence is indeed a dreary and prosaic business.”

— Walter de la Mare, Pleasures and Speculations (1940)

About Walter de la Mare

1873 – 1956

English poet and novelist.

“Slowly, silently, now the moon Walks the night in her silver shoon.”

“It's a very odd thing— As odd as can be— That whatever Miss T. eats Turns into Miss T.”

“Poor Jim Jay Got stuck fast In Yesterday.”

“Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.”

“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.”

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”

“You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”

“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.”

“Wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.”