“This is a sign of an active mind. Lincoln, Einstein, Freud - all geniuses who drew inspiration from chaos in their environs. Without Andrew Fleming's reluctance to wash petrie dishes, the world wouldn't have penicillin, would it?”— Liz Friedman, Sherlock Holmes, Jonny Lee Miller, imdb.com
“Those of you who are last will soon be first. And those of you who are downtrodden will rise up.”— Steven Knight, Tommy Shelby, Cillian Murphy, imdb.com
“I never thought I'd get out of that hole. Never. It's not just the dirt floor and the darkness that gets you. It's the isolation. It's the silence. It breaks something in you. I just kept picturing your face. Your face saved me. I'm here because you saved me.”— Matt Byrne, Jake Ballard, Scott Foley, imdb.com
“Your battles inspired me - not the obvious material battles but those that were fought and won behind your forehead.”— James Joyce, amazon.com
“It is here, standing at the crossroads of Should and Must, that we feel the enormous reality of our fears, and this is the moment when many of us decide against following our intuition, turning away from that place where nothing is guaranteed, nothing is known, and everything is possible.”— Elle Luna, amazon.com
“There are two paths in life: should and must. We arrive at this crossroads over and over again. And everyday, we get to choose.”— Elle Luna, amazon.com
“"Why and I here?" I said aloud. And the room replied - "It's time to paint." The next morning, I began the hardest journey of my life - painting my dream.”— Elle Luna, amazon.com
“These pages are a pep talk to honor that voice inside of you that says you have something special to give. It's a reminder that while there is no map for where you're going, many have travelled this road before. It's permission to unlearn everything you've ever been told you should do in order to le…”— Elle Luna, amazon.com
“I think people in most careers experience this, but writers tend to pathologize it, claiming 'writer’s block' and, like, an absent 'muse' or whatever. I don’t think either of those things are real! Or, if they are, they’re not really excuses to not get anything done.”— Katie Heaney, thecut.com
“A great storyteller is one who makes you want to experience stories for yourself. A great story is one that makes you think, 'I wonder what it would be like to do that.'”— Christine Byrne, medium.com
“As soon as I was able to afford collecting figures I started buying them. These pieces of art which litter my desk and work areas are a constant inspiration for me.”— Monty Oum, crunchyroll.com
“The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship.”— Ralph Waldo Emerson, poemhunter.com
“He realized anger was also a source of power, which the artist ought to convert into creative energy.”— Ha Jin, amazon.com
“The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.”— Eric Clapton, news.bbc.co.uk
“It didn't take long for me to realize that writing, performing and singing songs was what I was meant to do, but what other people thought was an entirely different issue. If I had to break it down, I’d say about 99 percent of the people in my life were telling me I wasn’t going to make it. All that…”— Willie Nelson, en.wikiquote.org
“I don't mind people hating me, because it pushes me. When I go to play away they are always against me, but it's good.”— Cristiano Ronaldo, telegraph.co.uk