Because when you are imagining, you might as well imagine something worth while.

The line champions imagination as an active, value-laden choice rather than idle escapism. It suggests that since the mind will inevitably project possibilities—hopes, fears, scenarios—we can direct that creative energy toward visions that nourish courage, joy, or aspiration. In Montgomery’s fiction, imagination often functions as a survival tool: it helps characters endure hardship, reframe disappointment, and cultivate a richer inner life. The quote therefore reads as practical idealism: if you must daydream, choose daydreams that enlarge you—images of what could be better—rather than rehearsals of failure or bitterness.