On origin:

Inspiration is complex.

It is a battle of authenticity versus tribute to those who came before.

Originality is literally origin.

If you are inspired by others, what then becomes of origin?

What is originality but a method of intellectual honesty?

If you speak your mind, and not someone else's, by the laws of information entropy, you are likely to be unique.

But is unique original?

Is uniqueness a virtue of creative authenticity?

When your thoughts are your own, individuality of the prolific impulse of artistry is yours.

The key might be full assimilation of memory.

Incorporate everything you know into improvisational writing without drawing directly from any source.

And then, maybe, you will have aspired to fulfill the muses.

Maybe, you will speak your truth—and no one else's.