Muse Quotes · Page 6

The Muse gave the Greeks genius and the art of the well-turned phrase.

— Horace

“The muse in charge of fantasy wears good, sensible shoes.”

— Lloyd Alexander

“Some people are too precious. Their presence brings peace and tranquility into our lives.”

— Avijeet Das

Dulness! whose good old cause I yet defend, With whom my muse began, with who shall end.

— Alexander Pope

“He loves you, Muse, and that’s more powerful than anything else in this mockery of reality.”

— Pippa DaCosta

“She gave me hugs that were like oxygen to a dying man and uplifted my soul!”

— Avijeet Das

It's a natural disposition for me to become muse-like in a relationship.

— Roisin Murphy

A successful artist is inspired by his muse, and his muse is inspired by the payment of a commission.

— Robert Breault

Among all men on the earth bards have a share of honor and reverence, because the muse has taught them songs and…

— Homer

Pity! Religion has so seldom found A skilful guide into poetic ground! The flowers would spring where'er she deign'd to stray And…

— William Cowper

“The ‘Muse’ is not an artistic mystery, but a mathematical equation. The gift are those ideas you think of as you drift…

— Roman Payne

I'd really like having a couple days of being a rock star, although I'd rather be a backup - like maybe the…

— Stephenie Meyer

I'm an agnostic. Sometimes I muse deeply on the forces that are for me invisible. When I am almost close to the…

— Stanislaw Ulam

The richest of all lords is Use, And ruddy Health the loftiest Muse. Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, Drink the…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

As someone whose music is connected to his personal growth, I feel an obligation to follow this muse wherever it leads.

— Devin Townsend

There would be brilliant songs, but, as [Bob] Dylan admitted on the recent Martin Scorsese documentary about him (No Direction Home), the…

— Bob Dylan

“If the essence of creativity is linking disparate facts and ideas, then the more facility you have making associations, and the more…

— Joshua Foer

I don't think that if I had spent the time that I was in, say, Belgrade, writing about my time in Trieste,…

— Jessa Crispin

O you, who in some pretty boat, Eager to listen, have been following Behind my ship, that singing sails along Turn back…

— Dante Alighieri

People think of me as a stereotype: muse, privileged, decorative. Classically, the muses were the inspiration. They'd come and go - they…

— Amanda Harlech

“There is a muse, but he’s not going to come fluttering down into your writing room and scatter creative fairy-dust all over…

— Stephen King

Flying Colors is more alternative pop with a prog edge. Think the Beatles meets U2 meets Muse and Foo Fighters. It is…

— Mike Portnoy

I wept when the muse Ulla bent over me. Blinded by tears I could not prevent her from kissing me, I could…

— Gunter Grass

I think being consistent is really important. In the arts there's a misconception that you sit around waiting for the muse to…

— Ayana Mathis

The only real inspiration or muse that I have is just the life that I live.

— Andy Biersack

Like all writers, my greatest inspiration, my ultimate muse, is a deadline.

— Dave Barry

“To be a muse is to be a wonder in someone else's eyes, flaws and all.”

— L.H. Cosway

My muse is an ungrateful harlot who’s abandoned me to actually come up with my own plots.

— Richelle Mead

Today she is the lady of death, which I believe is the best muse to have.

— Kit Williams

Muses work all day long and then at night get together and dance.

— Edgar Degas

Let those who drink not, but austerely dine, dry up in law; the Muses smell of wine.

— Horace

Rhyme and meter force gaps in meaning so the muse can enter.

— Mason Cooley

My Muse sits forlorn She wishes she had not been born She sits in the cold No word she says is ever…

— Stevie Smith

Music gives the soul this inner self-expression, a voice. It gives the soul a sound, the sound of the Muse.

— Mickey Hart

I have a muse who's very powerful, but I'm still a hopeless deadbeat of a poet.

— Shirley Geok-lin Lim

I want the principles of a timeless muse, I want to eradicate my negative views.

— Lou Reed

With thought, with the ideal, is immortal hilarity, the rose of joy. Round it all the muses sing.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

I just really allowed my muse to be my guide and I just go with whatever I'm feeling.

— K. D. Lang

“Nurture your mind, body and spirit. Grow your Muse and you will lead a fulfilled life.”

— Gail McMeekin

“Every time I hear writers talk about ‘the muse,’ I just want to bitch-slap them. It’s a job. Do your job.”

— Nora Roberts