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Joseph Conrad

Only in men's imagination does every truth find an effective and undeniable existence. Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life.

Joseph Conrad

Art

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Joseph Conrad is saying that the full power and reality of truth come alive only when people imagine them deeply, rather than just discovering or creating new things. He believes that imagination shapes both art and life more profoundly than the act of inventing or making something tangible.

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