“Without a doubt my mother was an inspiration for my writing. This is true in many ways, but mostly because she is a wonderful storyteller, without even knowing it.” WayWritingInspirationMotherKnowingDoubtWonderfulStoryteller Author:Elizabeth Strout
“I regret that I've never actually managed to be inspired enough to get into anything else, and I should've been, I really should have been, because the piano can be a wonderful instrument. But I'm afraid that my inspiration is just purely on the words... and it's gonna stay there.” ShouldHas BeensEnoughInspirationWonderfulRegretShould HaveInstrumentsInspiredPianoShould Have BeenI RegretBe Inspired Author:Roy Harper
“Baz [Luhrmann] paid me one of the greatest compliments ever. I don't know him, really, but when I first met him I was congratulating him on ROMEO + JULIET - which I think is a wonderful adaptation - and he said, "Oh, well we couldn't have done it without your RICHARD III, which was an inspiration!" I've never quite checked up on the dates to see whether or if, in fact, we did our film before he did his.” IfsThinkingKnowsFirstsWellsSaidDoneFactsInspirationFilmWonderfulMetsPaidComplimentAdaptationNever QuitJulietOh WellRomeo Juliet Author:Ian Mckellen
“There was an exquisitely beautiful conception in my brain when I did this piece of work all alone from midnight until morning after the experience of a wonderful day. But I was not able to make the consummation anywhere nearly as beautiful as the inspiration. That, I suppose, is the cry of every heart struggling for self-expression.” HeartSelfInspirationAbleBeautifulBrainMorningStrugglePiecesWonderfulCryExpressionConceptionMidnightSelf ExpressionAll AloneMorning AfterWonderful Day Author:Gene Stratton-Porter
“Creating and sharing beautiful things has provided me with the inspiration that we can do things we never thought we could do and that we will get to see wonderful things we never thought we would see.” InspirationBeautifulCan DoWonderfulCreatingBeautiful ThingsWonderful Things Author:Rob Bell
“I have wonderful band mates that make music that I'm forced to listen to for hours on end until I come up with verses, and that in itself is an inspiration - they're awesome.” EndsInspirationHoursWonderfulBandCome UpMatesVerses Author:Nikki Jean