The wind of thought comes from the chest, and the fountain of words flows from the lips and teeth. ——Western Jin Dynasty writer and calligrapher Lu Ji's "Wen Fu"
Inspiration is climax, writing on paper is ejaculation. ——Inspirational quotes by contemporary Chinese writer Wang Xiaobo
Sometimes a surprising sentence suddenly comes up, but even after all the hard work, it cannot be completed. ——Southern Song Dynasty poet Dai Fuxu's "On the Ten Wonders of Poetry"
The inspiration is a guest who doesn't like to visit lazy people. ——Russian writer Chernyshevsky
Drinking is like a long whale sucking the river, thinking is like thirsty and rushing to the spring. ——Lu You, the patriotic poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, "Diagram of Li Hanlin"
Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. ——American inventor Edison
Inspiration is just "the reward of tenacious labor." ——Russian painting master Repin
One-tenth of genius is inspiration, and nine-tenths is blood and sweat. ——Russian writer Leo Tolstoy
Any sudden inspiration cannot actually replace long-term hard work. ——French sculptor Rodin
Love is the creative flame and inspiration that keeps the torch of progress burning. ——Writer William Porterson "Love is the flame and inspiration of creation"
According to my past experience, fleeting inspiration seems to mostly appear unconsciously. ——Composer, singer, pianist Joe Hisaishi