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Irving Howe

Imagination is not something apart and hermetic, not a way of leaving reality behind it is a way of engaging reality.

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Imagination is closely connected to the real world and helps us understand and interact with it more deeply. Instead of escaping from reality, it allows us to explore and engage with what is actually happening around us.

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