“When the door to my writing chamber gasps shut and the almost imperceptible sigh of a rose petal falls on my desk,… — Brandi Bates Copy Share Image
For poetry, he's past his prime, He takes an hour to find a rhyme; His fire is out, his wit decayed, His… — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
American Muse, whose strong and diverse heart So many men have tried to understand But only made it smaller with their art,… — Stephen Vincent Benet Copy Share Image
Creativity requires introspection, self-examination, and a willingness to take risks. Because of this, artists are perhaps more susceptible to self-doubt and despair… — Eric Maisel Copy Share Image
Each of the Arts whose office is to refine, purify, adorn, embellish and grace life is under the patronage of a Muse,… — Eliza Farnham Copy Share Image
“I am your own way of looking at things," she said. "When you allow me to live with you, every glance at… — William Stafford Copy Share Image
Change shakes us up, and we can thank our Muse for it... we are driven by change to create, to excel, and… — Max Elliott Slade Copy Share Image
One of the things that helps me tell a story through music is to create a character. I have to have a… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
The art of writing is mysterious; the opinions we hold are ephemeral , and I prefer the Platonic idea of the Muse… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
“As you entered the room stirring air with suppleness of walk, waking up the stillness with jingles of cymbals, making curtains dance… — Suman Pokhrel Copy Share Image
Every single bit of entertainment is escapism. It's because you are saying, "Let's see what this other person's life is like." And… — Bruce Campbell Copy Share Image
Writing is self-reinforcing. Don't make a fetish out of it, and don't surrender to the myth of the garret, or the myth… — Jay Lake Copy Share Image
My idea of storytelling is - I wouldn't say it's religious but I would say it's spiritual. You know, the chemist Friedrich… — David Milch Copy Share Image
Edgar Degas's famous sculpture, 'Little Dancer Aged Fourteen,' served as my muse for 'The Painted Girls.' I came upon a television documentary… — Cathy Marie Buchanan Copy Share Image
I show up in my writing room at approximately 10 A.M. every morning without fail. Sometimes my muse sees fit to join… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
“Let the old Muse loosen her stays Or give me a new Muse with stockings and suspenders And a smile like a… — Louis MacNeice Copy Share Image
The muse holds no appointments. You can never call on it. I don't understand people who get up at 9 o'clock in… — Glen Hansard Copy Share Image
The Muse should be a trusted destination for answers. A hand when you need one. Someone to talk you through tough decisions… — Kathryn Minshew Copy Share Image
You're going to be unemployed if you really think you just have to sit around and wait for the muse to land… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
In spite of Virtue and the Muse, Nemesis will have her dues, And all our struggles and our toils Tighter wind the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“When there is fear,he will have his pen clasp it high,whence for him,the wonders of night give light,where he lies behind his… — Nithin Purple Copy Share Image
Your muse is amused and willed to further renewal during the process of mindless grabbing of reference material or errant imaginings. — Robert Genn Copy Share Image
Deep in the secret chambers of my heart I muse my life-long hate, and without flinch I bear it nobly as I… — Claude McKay Copy Share Image
Some people have human muses - mine is a city. I feel a startling ambivalence towards London, but for better or worse… — Will Self Copy Share Image
The function of poetry is religious invocation of the muse; its use is the experience of mixed exaltation and horror that her… — Robert Graves Copy Share Image
Yet the companions of the Muses will keep their collective nose in my books And weary with historical data, they will turn… — Ezra Pound Copy Share Image
I don't need a Hollywood girl. They're crazy. If you're with an actress, you don't know who you're going to come home… — JC Chasez Copy Share Image
The power of our Muse lies in her meaninglessness. Even the style can turn one into a slave if one does not… — Gueorgui Pinkhassov Copy Share Image
Where'er the oak's thick branches stretch A broader browner shade; Where'er the rude and moss-grown beech O'er-canopies the glade, Beside some water's… — Thomas Gray Copy Share Image
The concept with Off-White is that I have no ideal target. It's more about trying to make something for everyone. And I… — Virgil Abloh Copy Share Image
The number of guests at dinner should not be less than the number of the Graces nor exceed that of the Muses,… — Marcus Terentius Varro Copy Share Image
Musicians are kind of like pirates, you know? You have to be free to follow whatever your muse is, or wherever life… — Laura Jane Grace Copy Share Image
To a historian libraries are food, shelter, and even muse. They are of two kinds: the library of published material, books, pamphlets,… — Barbara Tuchman Copy Share Image
“If you schlep a shit job everyday, keep and feed a little secret life--whether it's writing, art, running, music, your thoughts. It's… — Don Roff Copy Share Image
“...today there are bars of light on the rug, but Muse Cat prefers his tomato box where he can dream in private...” — John Geddes Copy Share Image
Some musicians are a bit humourless about their art: they lose sight of the fact that as well as exercising their muse,… — Bill Bailey Copy Share Image
Ladies, if you have a man who needs a level up, you can't just flip a switch. Try having him pick somebody… — Quincy Brown Copy Share Image
Love passed, the Muse appeared, the weather of mind got clarity new-found; now free, I once more weave together emotion, thought, and… — Alexander Pushkin Copy Share Image
My paintings are reflections of my own inner mysteries... they all reflect my relationship to my steadiest of companions and muses -… — Katherine Dunn Copy Share Image
“When there is silence, Give your voice. When there is darkness, Shine your light. When there is desperation, Offer hope.” — Tim Fargo Copy Share Image
