“His voice evoked the ghosts of those who had paid that price and died horribly. They hovered in the shadows muttering vengeance,… — Peter Murphy Copy Share Image
The unfulfilling job is not the failure; not pursuing your dreams is the real failure. Developing a vision requires conquering your fears… — Peter Murphy Conquer Copy Share Image
Nico was gothic, but she was Mary Shelley gothic to everyone else's Hammer horror film gothic. They both did Frankenstein, but Nico's… — Peter Murphy Film Copy Share Image
“Shadows gathered as they had done for eons, beneath the moon and the twinkling of a million stars, like a gathering of… — Peter Murphy Astronomy Copy Share Image
“Another brave new world beckoned, but Dublin was dubious – too often hope had been trampled down by foreign armies or strangled… — Peter Murphy Brave new world Copy Share Image
The goths are beautiful, a vast depth of subcultural, aesthetic and poetic ideas, and we would identify with that as we did… — Peter Murphy Aesthetic Copy Share Image
“Some good things did come out of France, but the place has become unbearably Gaulish don’t you think?” — Peter Murphy Good thing Copy Share Image
“Words that had looked so strong on the page, which ran through his mind like music, now shriveled in the air around… — Peter Murphy Language Copy Share Image
“My mother always said that I would come to a bad end but I never thought she meant this - writing allegory… — Peter Murphy Parenting Copy Share Image
“They were still in that forgiving time when even their flaws were quaint.” — Peter Murphy Time Copy Share Image
“We have had a spot of bother. I am afraid that I shot the Bard in the bottom. Good thing that I… — Peter Murphy Good thing Copy Share Image
Rewriting is like scrubbing the basement floor with a toothbrush. — Peter Murphy Basements Copy Share Image
[S]ince there is no wrong or right, you just reap what you sow. — Peter Murphy Inspirational Copy Share Image
“I think you should be grateful to the English, they built this country and made it civil.” — Peter Murphy Patriotism Copy Share Image
“She knew where they were going. She had visited Kilmainham Gaol before, wrapped in its brooding walls lest the ghosts it housed… — Peter Murphy Break free Copy Share Image
“Are you sayin' it's okay to throw yourself at someone for the sake of art but it's not okay to go around… — Peter Murphy Art Copy Share Image
“It was great spending the nights with him, but sometimes, she needed a little break from him and the her that she… — Peter Murphy Copy Share Image
Yes. I guess it's the foolish romantic in me, but you see, I don’t think that sex is my Muse. — Peter Murphy Foolish Copy Share Image
“Horse-Protestant be damned,” Maurice chuckled, “I am as Irish as the rest of you, but I don’t get to blame someone whenever… — Peter Murphy Copy Share Image