Perhaps literary inspiration

Defintion of “inspiration” by MW:

• something that makes someone want to do something or that gives someone an idea about what to do or create: a force or influence that inspires someone a

• person, place, experience, etc. , that makes me want or create something a good

• idea a good

idea or a good idea?

Of course he was just twisting my position (to twist means to alter the meaning of something).

Clinton: Don’t twist

my position on gay marriage On Wednesday, impatiently tells

an interviewer to stop “playing with my words” after she was pressed to explain her change of heart.

What kinds of thoughts can be had by all kinds of people at any given time?

He writes as though he is the ultimate reference on this topic..

“As though” seems sufficient to provide the negative connotation.