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title: "3 Inspiration Happens Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [“One never knows when inspiration will strike. Inspiration happens in a flash so pay attention. And then Go with it. Immediately.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-yunker/one-never-knows-when-inspiration-will-strike-inspiration-happens-in-a/)

[Ruth Yunker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-yunker/)

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> [The routines of almost all famous writers, from Charles Darwin to John Grisham, similarly emphasise specific starting times, or number of hours…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-burkeman/the-routines-of-almost-all-famous-writers-from-charles-darwin-to-john/)

[Oliver Burkeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-burkeman/)

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> [You don't know when inspiration is going to come. But you have to be aware of what's going on around you, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-keller/you-don-t-know-when-inspiration-is-going-to-come-but-you-have-to-be/)

[Thomas Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-keller/)

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