Three small gilt picture frames connected by a looping magenta thread, each holding a different colour swirl, on a lilac background.

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Kevin Dillon

Every word is part of a picture. Every sentence is a picture. All you do, is let your imagination connect them together. If you have an imagination that is.

— The Mighty • 1998

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

Words are described as little pictures, and sentences as bigger ones. Imagination is the glue that joins them into a story. The closing jab, 'if you have an imagination that is,' turns the idea into a gentle challenge to the listener.

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