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We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action. — Frank Tibolt
Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it. — Madeleine L'Engle
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11 comments
Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. - Pablo Picasso
love it! :^D)
another:
I don’t know where my ideas come from, but I know where they come to. They come to my desk, and if I’m not there, they go away again. -- Philip Pullman
I think I am at the right place at the right time. Here in my desk, I am seeing some inspirations from you guys :)
Thanks.
Stumbled you from Abby, btw.
thank you, annalyn. :^)
and abby! xoxo
l'engle is a favorite and that quote = love! wonderful post.
:)
xo Alison
Okay, I have a little story for you. I was sitting at my desk, working at my writing, which I had to do, by prior agreement with myself--and also because *someone* has lately sent me all sorts of fabulous quotes about staying at my desk. ;-)
Anyway, as I was working, I got a little flash of an idea for a new project. I set it aside, and kept at my writing.
Later, I came to this post. And reading about inspiration made me think again about that idea I had. It motivated me to pay attention to it, and play with it. And now I'm just bubbling at the edges over how I'm going to carry this thing out.
So thank you for the inspiration. Tibolt and L'Engle were so right!
alison, of mine, too. :^) thank you!
patricia, excellent. :^)
i'll post another for you in just a sec. ;^)
Two of my favorites:
"The Muse visits during composition, not before." -Roger Ebert
and
from Barbara Kingsolver:
"Don't wait for the muse. She has a lousy work ethic."
deirdre - excellent. :^)
the b.k. quote is in my collection .. it goes on to say, "writers just write." :^)
xoxo
Thanks Lori! These quotes are going on my wall! And thanks so much also for the post on balance between input and output---that has struck such a chord with me, I swear I felt a beam of light shining on me a la John Belushi! :)
shawn, lolol belushi. glad to help! ;^) and thank you!
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