Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Imaginative stories often discomfort people who lack imagination.
- In plain terms
- Creative stories upset people who cannot imagine.
- What can you take from it?
- Imagination can provoke resistance in those who lack it.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a story uncomfortable?
- How do you react to unfamiliar ideas?
Another view
Some may dislike stories for reasons other than lack of imagination.
More from Terry Pratchett
Imagination, not intelligence, made us human.
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