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I don't believe in inspiration at all. We live in a world that demands explanation. And fiction has the capability to offer explanations for things.

I don't work with inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs. I just get to work.

To me, the question of inspiration is an exercise in hindsight. The truth is, inspiration is mysterious at the time. I don't think it's ever a rational process.

I believe sometimes you have a choice in what inspiration you choose to follow and other times you really don't.

The thing about inspiration is that it takes your mind off everything else.

There is inspiration all around us.

For me, inspiration isn't a sort of spark which lights the fire of the story. It's more like a thread, one of many, which you can tease out of a story once it's written, if you feel so inclined.

I don't expect to find inspiration. It just sort of comes. Sometimes you step on a bug and you get inspired.

Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it.

My inspiration is endless; I can't define it. It is a constant flow and evolution. In general, I'm taking it from everywhere. People get nervous when they walk with me, as I'll see something and suddenly have to text it to myself.