"If you ever have to make a choice between learning and inspiration, choose learning. It works more of the time."

"Totalitarian art must be a form of classicism: the state which is founded on order and subordination demands an art w…"

"Greatness is more than potential. It is the execution of that potential. Beyond the raw talent. You need the appropri…"

"I've described my usual writing process as scrambling from peak to peak on inspiration through foggy valleys of despi…"

"Inspiration is never genuine if it is known as inspiration at the time. True inspiration always steals on a person; i…"

"Wherever we are, God’s in that moment, God’s speaking to us, and if we’ve just got our ears open and our antennas up,…"

"Inspiration is a slender river of brightness leaping from a vast and eternal knowledge, it exceeds reason more perfec…"

"It's lack that gives us inspiration. It's not fullness. Not ever having driven, I can write better about automobiles …"

"I got on with the task of turning myself into a brief professional writer. The term professional is not meant to impl…"

"I always thought that inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show and get to work. If you’re going to wait …"