Through an experience that simultaneously involved my sensibility and intelligence, I realized early on that the imaginative life, however morbid it might seem, is the one that suits temperaments like mine. The fictions of my imagination (as it later developed) may weary me, but they don't hurt or humiliate. Impossible lovers can't cheat on us, or smile at us falsely, or be calculating in their caresses. They never forsake us, and they don't die or disappear. --The book of Disquiet

Summary

This quote from the book "The Book of Disquiet" emphasizes the author's preference for living in an imaginative world rather than facing the sometimes painful realities of life. The narrator finds solace in the realm of their thoughts and fantasies, where impossible and idealized love interests cannot bring negative emotions or betrayals. In this imaginative world, the narrator can escape the hurt and humiliation that may come from the complexities and uncertainties of real relationships. Ultimately, the quote highlights the safety and permanence that can be found in the creations of our own imagination.

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