Robin Sloan

When we talk about novels, we don't often talk about imagination. Why not? Does it seem too first grade? In reviews, you read about limpid prose, about the faithful reproduction of consciousness, about moral heft, but rarely about the power of pure, unadulterated imagination.

American Author

Christine and the Queens

I remember writing '5 Dollars' out of intense listening sessions of Bruce Springsteen. I don't know if it's obvious, but I was obsessed with how limpid Bruce Springsteen's melodies are: It's such a great way to do storytelling and to still be melodic and catchy.

French Musician

Saint Teresa of Avila

In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and man, rising from the River of Life, beside which it is rooted like a tree.

Spanish Saint

John Updike

Billy Collins writes lovely poems. Limpid, gently and consistently startling, more serious than they seem, they describe all the worlds that are and were and some others besides.

American Novelist

Dave Morris

Standing out as a writer today requires more than a bright idea and limpid prose. Authors need to become businesspeople as well.

British Author

Richard Burton

Let's have days and days of brilliant clarity, etched and limpid, cool and surgical.

Welsh Actor

Use 'limpid' to describe something with such clarity, it enhances the imagined visual experience.

Visual Clarity

'Limpid' can describe anything transparent or clear, not just liquids.

Not Just Water

It can also metaphorically suggest purity or innocence in a person's gaze or expression.

Emotional Transparency

Use 'limpid' for describing speech or writing that is straightforward and easy to understand.

Clear Communication

Limpid language can be simple yet elegant, avoiding complex words or phrases.

Elegance in Simplicity

In creative writing, 'limpid' often sets the tone for clarity in expression.

Poetry and Prose

 wandering male comes scuttling toward you the seal the deal you send out good vibrations which are picked up by these ultrafine sensory organs your eyes are like limpid pools all eight of them you've attracted a