When I write, wandering through the realm of imagination, I must keep in mind how the person I'm writing for—or the character I'm creating—thinks, speaks, and behaves. I have to consider all of this as I write. When I write about an event, a situation, an emotion, a feeling, I must immerse myself completely in it. Only then can I write from that place. But those words aren't really mine. They belong to that situation, to the person living within it.
Imagination keeps people joyful, content. What we can't have in reality, we can find so much of in imagination. These things give us a great deal, they can keep us well! So I don't view this negatively—quite the opposite, in fact. The world of imagination is beautiful, enchanting. And for the weariness, the pain, the exhaustion of daily life—imagination helps us forget these things, helps us break free from them, carries us forward. This is what I believe.
Not just writers or creative people, but ordinary people too can take themselves into the world of imagination and find so much of what they seek—things that would make their lives even a little easier, a little more peaceful. These things are truly possible to attain. That's why I see it all so positively. In fact, imagination is more important than everything we know, everything we've experienced, everything we've learned! The imagination that keeps me alive, that lets me do my work, that helps me arrange my life properly—such imagination is undoubtedly crucial.