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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

Truth

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Joseph Conrad suggests that truths become fully real and powerful only when people imagine or believe in them, rather than existing independently on their own. He argues that imagination shapes both art and life more fundamentally than the act of creating or discovering something new.

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