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Mal: "Inara, I ain't looking for anything from you. I'm just feeling kind of truthsome right now. Life is too damn short for ifs and maybes."
Inara: "I learned something from Nandi. Not just from what happened, but from her. The family she made, the strength of her love for them, that's what kept them together. When you live with that kind of strength, you get tied to it. You can't break away, and you never want to. There's something - there's something I should've done a long while ago. And I'm sorry, for both of us, that it took me this long. I'm leaving."
(Firefly, "Heart Of Gold")

Mal: "Inara, think you can stoop to bein' on my arm?"
Inara: "Will you wash it first?"
(Firefly, "Heart Of Gold")

Doggett: "I was thinking about getting a cat."
Reyes: "There's dog people and there's cat people. You are a dog person, John."
Doggett: "How do you figure?"
Reyes: "You're faithful, you're dependable, you're without guile, you're very comfortable to be around. So why a cat?"
Doggett: "Low maintenance. They don't expect much from you, so you can't disappoint 'em."
Reyes: "I don't see you ever disappointing anyone, John."
(The X Files, "Audrey Pauley")

John: "Would you like us to bring back anything special?"
Elizabeth: "No, thanks."
John: "Groceries, new outfit, flatware?"
Elizabeth: "Hmm. No. Just yourselves in one piece, please."
(Stargate Atlantis)

Gillian: "Do you still have that note that I brought you? I want it for my office."
Cal: (handing over the note) "You really are a pack rat."
Gillian: "You could have just told me what this was for."
Cal: "No. You're a terrible liar."
Gillian: "Normal people think that's a good thing."
(Lie To Me)

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It sometimes frustrates me when people ask me for advice on their writing problems, such as lack of inspiration/getting over "writer's block". This is because I don't believe writer's block actually exists. I do believe there are rough patches or times when your muse has seemingly abandoned you and decided it is a good time to sleep for a few days rather than do his/her job, but those hard times can be put behind you if you just pick up a pen or open a word document and write. What you write in these periods of time may not be any good but you can always go back and edit later. Getting words out, even of poor quality, is better than not writing at all and in most cases will help you move past any rough patches that come your way by simply trudging onwards and not giving up.

In addition to "keeping on writing", a few things I do when uninspired is try a location change. Sometimes a new view will give me a boost or help my state of mind, allowing me to move past a rough patch more quickly. Sometimes I'll go for a walk or go out for a day and wander around in the city. Other times, I'll change how I write. I'll handwrite for a few days or type for a few days. I'll change the text size and font and sometimes the colour. I'll type fic up in a comment to LJ rather than using a word document, merely for the different feel to it. Sometimes all you need to find your muse again is a little change of scenery and a new outlook on what you are writing.

There are plenty of ways to get back into the swing of things with writing, but ultimately there is only one true way to do it. Kim Wilkins' words say it best:

"The solution to every writing problem is to write, write, write." - Kim Wilkins.

Cordelia: One of these days you're gonna wake up in a coma!

Uni now. Yaaaay! /sarcasm.