| The only people in the whole world who can change things are those who can sell ideas. |
| To turn events into ideas is the function of literature. |
| An idea is a light turned on in a man's soul. |
| A writer didn't need `an` idea for a book; she needed at least forty. And `get` was the wrong word, implying that you received an idea as you would a gift. |
| Ideas are a capital that bears interest only in the hands of talent. |
| One can resist the invasion of armies; one cannot resist the invasion of ideas. |
| Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than in the one where they sprang up. |
| Every now and then a man's mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensions. |
| If you happen to be one of the fretful who can do creative work, never force an idea; you'll abort it if you do. Be patient and you'll give birth to it when the time is ripe. Learn to wait. |
| Ideas move rapidly when their time comes. |