Alistair-cross Quote by Alistair Cross

If you only write when the muse strikes, you won't get anything done. You have to write consistently, when your schedule says you should.…

— Ramez Naam

“My muse has more projects on her wish list than I have hours in the day to write. #authorproblems”

— Michelle M. Pillow

A writer needs to write, period. He or she can't wait for the muse, shouldn't need peace and quiet, and isn't entitled to perfect…

— Robert J. Sawyer

“A deadline gets a writer's work done done better and faster than any inspiration, if only because inspirations don't always come, but the deadline…

— AA Patawaran

“If you are able to write, you ``don`t need`` to Muse!”

— Ruzgar

Most people wait for the muse to turn up. That's terribly unreliable. I have to sit down and pursue the muse by attempting to…

— Nick Cave

[My muse] she's impatient with me, because I don't do what I should do: sit down and write.

— Shirley Geok-lin Lim

The muse holds no appointments. You can never call on it. I don't understand people who get up at 9 o'clock in the morning,…

— Glen Hansard

“Real writers write. Period. No, the muse does not come to visit everyday. She’s a lazy, precocious flirt. You cannot get into the habit…

— Darynda Jones

“A deadline is, simply put, optimism in its most kick-ass form. It's a potent force that, when wielded with respect, will level any obstacle…

— Chris Baty

You can wait forever for the muse to sit on your shoulder, but most of the time you know what has to be done…

— Nick Hornby

Muse is a tyrant. It gets you out of bed in the twilight of the morning and forces you to create something!

— Mehmet Murat Ildan