Muse Quotes

269 quotes by 206 authors

Even at our birth, death does but stand aside a little. And every day he looks towards us and muses somewhat to himself whether that… — Robert Bolt
I'm not in control of my muse. My muse does all the work. — Ray Bradbury
It is ever the invisible that is the object of our profoundest worship. With the lover it is not the seen but the unseen that… — Christian Nestell Bovee
The most astonishing joy is to receive from the muses the gift of a whole lyric. — James Broughton
Most people wait for the muse to turn up. That's terribly unreliable. I have to sit down and pursue the muse by attempting to work. — Nick Cave
My muse is my wife. It's not some vague thing that flutters around the astrosphere or wherever it is. Sometimes as a songwriter you need… — Nick Cave
I wish I could write easily. I'm one of those guys who's visited by the muse when things are dire. — Eric Clapton
The muse is not an angelic voice that sits on your shoulder and sings sweetly. The muse is the most annoying whine. The muse isn't… — Harlan Coben
You should treat a muse like a fairy. — Paulo Coelho
I guess my husband is a muse as well. — Tori Amos
One reason I don't suffer Writer's Block is that I don't wait on the muse, I summon it at need. — Piers Anthony
Perversity is the muse of modern literature. — Susan Sontag
Creativity requires introspection, self-examination, and a willingness to take risks. Because of this, artists are perhaps more susceptible to self-doubt and despair than those who… — Eric Maisel
Fashion is a MUSE, you must seduce her. — Anna Dello Russo
Why, if 'tis dancing you would be, There's brisker pipes than poetry. Say, for what were hop-yards meant, Or why was Burton built on Trent?… — A. E. Housman
Give all to love: Obey thy heart; Friends, kindred, days, Estate, good fame, Plans, credit, and the Muse,- Nothing refuse. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I have found power in the mysteries of thought, exaltation in the changing of the Muses ... I have been versed in the reasonings of… — Euripides
I remember sitting at the end of my mum's bed being fascinated by her ritual of getting dressed. It was a very methodical and considered… — Matthew Williamson
How astonishingly does the chance of leaving the world improve a sense of its natural beauties upon us. Like poor Falstaff, although I do not… — John Keats
Why does my muse only speak when she is uhnhappy? She does not, I only listen when I am unhappy. — Stevie Smith

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