Quotes About Inspiration

I don't like to talk about my songs. It's self-defeating, it is the antithesis of what a songwriter wants to do. He writes a song so he doesn't have to talk about it.

Pictures must be miraculous.

Art to me is an anecdote of the spirit.

In a very real way, an author's creations are given over to others, the way a mother sends her children out into the larger world.

Creative imagination is a mystery. If you let it flow, it will happen, & you won't know how the idea came to you. It will just materialize.

A writer's refuge is imagination. Therein lies the ability to create a new world and bring order to chaos.

When you write, bleed copiously from an open wound. Write from the depths of your heart.

A writer has many tools: eyes, ears, nose, sensations, thoughts feelings and imagination. The tools can construct a house of stories.

Reading is to an author as listening to music is to a composer. There's music in the words.

If you write for money or fame you will be disappointed. If you do so for the love of it, you will be rich in satisfaction.

As a writer, have faith in your unconscious mind. Unbeknownst to you, it will guide your story, make connections, and weave the tale for you

If your fiction is good and true, your novel's ending will discover itself.

When I read, I visit other worlds. When I write, I create other worlds.

Don't write for the market or for others. Write what you know, love and above all, write what you would love to read.

Writing novels is really all about making people think, and even more, making them feel things.

Ir you're a writer, reading is part of your job description. ~ Mark Rubinstein

A writer's two greatest tools are imagination and perseverance.

If you're a writer, reading is part of your job description.

A writer's refuge is imagination and the possibilities it provides.

Reading is an apprenticeship to writing

Creativity is its own reward. A writer must relish those unfathomable moments when plot-lines and characters fall into place. It's the closest thing to magic we know.

A novel is the final common pathway of a writer's experiences, fears, wishes, thoughts, feelings & fantasies. All is distilled in a novel.

A writer has two choices: either write or curl up and die.

The writer's imagination sets the template for the reader's to take over. The reader is a participant in the imaginative process.