Great quote from one of my favorite authors,

Particles of raw inspiration sleet through the universe all
the time. Every once in a while one of them hits a receptive mind, which then
invents DNA or the flute sonata form or a way of making light bulbs wear out in
half the time. But most of them miss. Most people go through their whole lives
without being hit by even one.

Some people are even more
unfortunate. They get them all.

-Terry Pratchet