A scene from Dogma 1999
Rufus

What are you doing stripping?

Serendipity

Well, you remember why I left, right?

Rufus

You were tired of doing all the work and getting none of the credit for your ideas.

Serendipity

So, I opted to quit being a muse. I gave my two weeks' notice, got a body, fifty bucks, and got sent out into the world to seek my fortune.

Bethany

So what happened?

Serendipity

... Writer's block. Can you believe it? Me, a muse, for God's sake. I can inspire anyone I meet and give out a zillion and nine ideas a second, but I can't keep any for myself. Her quirky sense of humor.

Bethany

Whose?

Serendipity

God's.

Bethany

You're saying God's a woman?

Serendipity

Was there ever a doubt in your mind?

Bethany

He's always referred to as "He".

Serendipity

Well, that's not the way I wrote it. But one of the drawbacks to being intangible is that you have no say in the editorial process. The people that held the pens added their own perspective, and all the pen-holders were men. So "She" became a "He".

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