Mental Roadblock Quotes

I don't feel prolific. I feel like I'm plodding along. Each day you sit down, and you hope that you get your work done.

There's a certain point in chemistry and in calculus where I reached the end of my abilities, and I realized, 'This is where I'm stupid.'

I think one of the reasons people quit is because they're afraid they won't be able to get better and better; that they have to come to a zenith of some kind.

No one stopped me from playing when I was alone, but there were times when I wasn't able to, though I wanted to... There were times when nothing played back. Writers call it 'writer's block.' For kids there are other names for that feeling, though kids don't usually know them.

I find it really hard to say anything coherent or interesting about the work I do.

Sometimes I draw blanks.

I love Manchester. I love Manchester United. But I would really struggle to be creative there. I feel a bit lost, over-familiar maybe. Maybe too stuck in my own web of history.

I've experienced writer's block, but never for more than a few days.

I cannot summon up inspiration; I myself am summoned.

I think if you spend much time dwelling on influence you can get self-conscious about every line you write. That's a great way to freeze up.

I always thought writer's block was something that prats used as an easy excuse for not doing any work.

These days I am ruled by doubt, and that is a difficult place to write from.

You know, sometimes I get moments of inspiration when I'm writing something and then the task seems so daunting that it just kind of scares me away.