I've always associated the moment of writing with a moment of lift, of joy, of unexpected reward.
Seamus HeaneyA sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open.
Francis BaconUnexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.
Bob KerreySerial novels have an unexpected effect; they hook the writer as well as the reader.
Alexander McCall Smith