That was one of the problems with the Narcissus figure. Here is a face looking at a face, and the problem is the image of the thing is never actually the thing. You try and grab it and it's not there. It's water. It disappears.
Jane AlisonI don't think you can have an imagination without having fantasy, and you can't have that rich a life without an imagination.
Jane AlisonWhen you get immersed in whatever you're writing, the world does suddenly get so filtered through what you're writing. And then of course what you're writing then filters the world right back.
Jane Alison