Anticipation Quote by Steven Pressfield

Inspiration is wonderful when it happens, but the writer must develop an approach for the rest of the time... The wait is simply too…

— Leonard Bernstein

“You don't need to wait for inspiration to write. It's easier to be inspired while writing than while not writing...”

— Josip Novakovich

Does an artist truly need to understand her times in order to create? I'm not sure. We're all sitting in a context. It's a…

— Sara Genn

“A lot of people wait for their moment of inspiration before they start, but what they don’t realize is that simply by starting, the…

— J.D. Meier

An artist must create. If she doesn't, she will become a menace to society.

— Maria Semple

“As an artist, her imagination isn't fettered by the constraints of reality.”

— Sarah Cross

“The beauty of inspiration is its unpredictable timing.”

— T.F. Hodge

Symbolism and meaning are two separate things. I think she found the right words by bypassing procedures like meaning and logic. She captured words…

— Haruki Murakami

Inspiration does not always precede the act of writing; it often follows it.

— Madeleine L'Engle

“The really inspired person is never inspired: he's always inspired: he doesn't go looking for inspiration and he doesn't get up in arms about…

— Raymond Queneau

Don't wait for the muse. She has a lousy work ethic. Writers just write.

— Barbara Kingsolver

“Inspiration doesn't lead to writing. Writing leads to inspiration.”

— Ellery Akers