Down and Quote by Shirley Geok-lin Lim

It's why muse is so impatient with me. I don't ever go to her until after the teaching or whatever is over.

— Shirley Geok-lin Lim

“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'm not in control of my muse. My muse does all the work.

— Ray Bradbury

“If you are able to write, you ''don't need'' to Muse!”

— Ruzgar

I show up in my writing room at approximately 10 A.M. every morning without fail. Sometimes my muse sees fit to join me there…

— Tom Robbins

The muse whispers to you when she chooses, and you can't tell her to come back later, because you quickly learn in this business…

— Terry Brooks

Sitting around and waiting for your muse is not the best choice.

— Kristin Hannah

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

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

“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

Sometimes I just don't have time to wait for the muse to come, so I've developed things to force the muse to come back.

— Dan Mangan

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