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title: "11 Inspiration Strikes Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Inspiration Strikes quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Inspiration Strikes sayings and thoughts."
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> [When you work regularly, inspiration strikes regularly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/when-you-work-regularly-inspiration-strikes-regularly/)

[Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/)

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> [“Inspiration strikes at any time-be ready”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/inspiration-strikes-at-any-time-be-ready/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“Sometimes inspiration strikes; other times you have to hunt it down.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-lacour/sometimes-inspiration-strikes-other-times-you-have-to-hunt-it-down/)

[Nina LaCour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-lacour/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6e/nina-lacour-2768_inspiration_sometimes-inspiration-strikes-other-time_1581186.jpg)

> [Inspiration strikes at very funny times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-jacobs/inspiration-strikes-at-very-funny-times/)

[Gillian Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-jacobs/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf5/gillian-jacobs-1832_comedy_inspiration-strikes-at-very-funny-times_2900013.jpg)

> [I only write when I feel the inspiration. Fortunately, inspiration strikes at 10:00 o'clock every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-faulkner/i-only-write-when-i-feel-the-inspiration-fortunately-inspiration/)

[William Faulkner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-faulkner/)

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> [Usually, when inspiration strikes late, the light of day reveals that I haven't gotten an idea for a book so much as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karin-slaughter/usually-when-inspiration-strikes-late-the-light-of-day-reveals-that-i/)

[Karin Slaughter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karin-slaughter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a5/karin-slaughter-1463_book_usually-when-inspiration-strikes-late-th_51720.png)

> [I write only when inspiration strikes. Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o'clock sharp.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/i-write-only-when-inspiration-strikes-fortunately-it-strikes-every/)

[W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/)

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> [“Somerset Maugham wrote: “I write only when inspiration strikes. Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o’clock sharp.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/somerset-maugham-wrote-i-write-only-when-inspiration-strikes/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/027/anonymous-1_every-morning_somerset-maugham-wrote-i-write-only-when_2901937.jpg)

> [“Someone once asked Somerset Maugham if he wrote on a schedule or only when struck by inspiration. “I write only when inspiration…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-pressfield/someone-once-asked-somerset-maugham-if-he-wrote-on-a-schedule-or-only/)

[Steven Pressfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-pressfield/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b2/steven-pressfield-696_every-morning_someone-once-asked-somerset-maugham-if-h_3048724.jpg)

> [“One of the greatest dangers for us creators is that we are impatiently waiting for inspiration to strike before we begin our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-erzfeld/one-of-the-greatest-dangers-for-us-creators-is-that-we-are/)

[Chris Erzfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-erzfeld/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2a/chris-erzfeld-27671_art-work_one-of-the-greatest-dangers-for-us-creat_1238586.jpg)

> [Someone once asked Somerset Maughham if he wrote on a schedule or only when struck by inspiration. "I write only when inspiration…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-pressfield/someone-once-asked-somerset-maughham-if-he-wrote-on-a-schedule-or/)

[Steven Pressfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-pressfield/)

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