Inspiration is wonderful when it happens, but the writer must develop an approach for the rest of the time… The wait is simply too long.

About Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein ( BURN-styne; born Louis Bernstein; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first American-born conductor to receive international acclaim. Bernstein was "one...

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The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.

—Robert Frost

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Every moment that passes and I am stuck in this room is a moment that I am not working toward accomplishing my quest. Waiting is not acting. And not acting is akin to failing. How can I wait anymore?

—Bree Despain in The Shadow Prince

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We want people to feel with us more than to act for us.

—George Eliot

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I have seen the future and it doesn't work.

—Robert Fulford

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Inspiration is wonderful when it happens, but the writer must develop an approach for the rest of the time... The wait is simply too long.