" I can't imagine,' I said one afternoon after a long silence, 'how it would be possible for such a small island to support enough artists and stonecutters to build all these wonders. And I can't imagine how all these different people get along without quarreling.'
'Oh, it is possible,' said Nallab, sucking thoughtfully on a mango, 'but only if you DO imagine it... "

― James Gurney , Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time