“Follow the dream, work hard, inspire and be inspired.”
“A novel is achieved with hard work, the short story with inspiration.”
“Creativity...passion...sweat...heartbreak...inspiration...and lots of hard work...that is what books are made of!”
“Inspiration is the windfall from hard work and focus. Muses are too unreliable to keep on the payroll.”
“Inspiration follows aspiration.”
“The greatest composer does not sit down to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working.”