Muse Quotes

269 quotes by 206 authors

Who knows where inspiration comes from. Perhaps it arises from desperation. Perhaps it comes from the flukes of the universe, the kindness of the muses. — Amy Tan
I've always worked on all different types of music, some with specific project goals and deadlines and some not. Sometimes I would write a piece… — Serj Tankian
I have no ambition to surprise my reader. Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse. — Anthony Trollope
To a historian libraries are food, shelter, and even muse. — Barbara Tuchman
My muse changes all the time because I think every designer is a bit of a muse for themselves in a way - they just… — Donatella Versace
Miles Davis was a master. In every phase of his career, he understood that this music was a tribute to the African muse. — Cassandra Wilson
Fool," said my muse to me. "Look in thy heart and write. — Philip Sidney
A guitarist or a drummer can get a cold and still play; I get a cold and sound like a wet mitten trying to sing… — Tori Amos
She wrote poetry constantly; that was her "work". She was a slow bleeder and she slaved over it for long, exhausting hours, and many a… — Millard Kaufman
Christianity is merely a system for turning priestesses into handmaidens, queens into concubines, and goddesses into muses. — Tom Robbins
Just as anyone who listens to the muse will hear, you can write out of your own intention or out of inspiration. There is such… — Joseph Campbell
Muses are fickle, and many a writer, peering into the voice, has escaped paralysis by ascribing the creative responsibility to a talisman: a lucky charm,… — Anne Fadiman
Cities at night, I feel, contain men who cry in their sleep and then say Nothing. It's nothing. Just sad dreams. Or something like that...Swing… — Martin Amis
Sing, O muse, of the rage of Achilles, son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans. — Homer
Tell me, O muse, of travellers far and wide — Homer
Angel and Muse approach from without; the Angel sheds light and the Muse gives form (Hesiod learned of them).Â Gold leaf or chiton-folds: the poet… — Federico Garcia Lorca
Cheat your landlord if you can -- and must -- but do not try to shortchange the Muse. — William S. Burroughs
All men owe honor to the poets - honor and awe; for they are dearest to the Muse who puts upon their lips the ways… — Homer
Rage - Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus' son Achilles, murderous, doomed, that cost the Achaeans countless losses, hurling down to the House of Death… — Homer
The loveliest Muse in the world does not feed her owner; these girls make fine mistresses but terrible wives — Alfred de Vigny

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