Convinced Quote by Maya Angelou

What I try to do is write. I may write for two weeks ‘the cat sat on the mat, that is that, not a…

— Maya Angelou

Fool," said my muse to me. "Look in thy heart and write.

— Anonymous

The muse appears at the point in my writing when I sense a subtle shift, a nudge to move over, and everything cracks open,…

— Amy Tan

“Sometimes the writing flows, sometimes it's like wading through concrete. But I keep showing up each day, whether the Muse joins me or not.”

— Bruce Hale

“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

I wish I could write easily. I'm one of those guys who's visited by the muse when things are dire.

— Eric Clapton

Your muse is amused and willed to further renewal during the process of mindless grabbing of reference material or errant imaginings.

— Robert Genn

Muses are fickle, and many a writer, peering into the voice, has escaped paralysis by ascribing the creative responsibility to a talisman: a lucky…

— Anne Fadiman

I think I approach all of my writing in the same way. I mean, it's my job, and I'm committed to it. I don't…

— T Cooper

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

— Ruzgar

Sometimes I look back and think, "How did I write that? The book is smarter than I am!" I have never written strategically, but…

— Dan Millman

You always need that spark of imagination. Sometimes I'm midway through a book before it happens. However, I don't wait for the muse to…

— Barbara Kingsolver