Quote by Wallace Stevens

To regard the imagination as metaphysics is to think of it as part of life, and to think of it as part of life is to realize the extent of artifice. We live in the mind.

To regard the imagination as metaphysics is to think of it a

Summary

This quote implies that considering imagination as a form of metaphysics means acknowledging its significance and inseparability from our existence. It further suggests that recognizing imagination as an integral part of life reveals the extent to which our existence is constructed and influenced by the creative capacity of our minds. Thus, it asserts that we essentially live and experience the world within the realm of our imagination.

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By Wallace Stevens

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