Xavier de Maistre Professions : Writer Born : October 10, 1763 Died : June 12, 1852 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Xavier de Maistre Imagination, realm of enchantment!- which the most beneficent of beings bestowed upon man to console him for reality- I must quit you now. Xavier de Maistre imagination men reality Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors