Compelled Quote by Toni Morrison

I don't believe in inspiration. I write when I can't avoid writing anymore.

— Aleksandar Hemon

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

— Josip Novakovich

Inspiration comes from the act of writing.

— Steve Doll

The inspiration to write? Perhaps it's not so much inspiration, as a NEED to write. I get itchy and guilty and dissatisfied when I…

— Eric Brown

My dad taught me that to be a writer is a decision and a habit. It's not anything lofty, and it doesn't have that…

— Anne Lamott

Writing is mainly perspiration, not inspiration.

— Roald Dahl

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

— Madeleine L'Engle

It isn't that inspiration doesn't exist, but it comes only with writing.

— John Braine

There are three things that make a person a writer: inspiration, perspiration and desperation.

— Harlan Coben

Inspiration is just one requirement for being a writer. Another is keeping regular working hours.

— Zelda Popkin

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

— Josip Novakovich

The inspiration for my novels comes from the depths of a creative well, based on asking myself questions over and over. I try to…

— Nicholas Sparks