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Inspiration for a writer does not necessarily mean that the sentences come tumbling through like poured water, or for a painter that the brush-strokes rush across the canvas. It may, but also it may not. What it does mean is an inflow from a deeper source, neither a calculation by the intellect nor a movement by the egoistic emotion. Its first sign is that it is really a smooth flow, whether slow or rapid or waited for. Its second sign is a freedom from doubts, the presence of certainty, sureness, and a sense of rightness. Its third sign is the quiet joy which either accompanies or ends the work, for it is truly a creative act.

-- Notebooks Category 14: The Arts in Culture > Chapter 2 : Creativity, Genius > # 74