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the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.
We here at In Print find inspiration one of the most essential tools of the trade.
Here are some of our favorite inspirational quotes:
It’s none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think you were born that way.
– Ernest HemingwayIf you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn’t matter a damn how you write.
– Somerset MaughamIt is perfectly okay to write garbage—as long as you edit brilliantly.
– C. J. CherryhCreativity takes courage.
– Henri MatisseA blank piece of paper is God’s way of telling us how hard it to be God.
– Sidney SheldonWords are a lens to focus one’s mind.
– Ayn RandHalf my life is an act of revision.
– John IrvingI went for years not finishing anything. Because, of course, when you finish something you can be judged.
– Erica JongCreativity is an act of defiance.
– Twyla TharpThe scariest moment is always just before you start.
– Stephen King
What are your favorite quotes?
What gets your creativity flowing?
Please share!