Muse Quotes

269 quotes by 206 authors

There is no place for grief in a house which serves the Muse. — Sappho
Landmarks to the muses that inspired the music. When I could tell it was sincere without trying to prove it — Drake
At one time I thought the most important thing was talent. I think now that the young man must possess or teach himself, training himself,… — William Faulkner
The muse appears at the point in my writing when I sense a subtle shift, a nudge to move over, and everything cracks open, the… — Amy Tan
Let those who drink not, but austerely dine, dry up in law; the Muses smell of wine. — Horace
I who once wrote songs with keen delight am now by sorrow driven to take up melancholy measures. Wounded Muses tell me what I must… — Boethius
Don't be different just for different's sake. If you see it differently, function that way. Follow your own muse, always. — Morgan Freeman
When someone accuses you of being 'childish', I think you should take it as a compliment. — Stana Katic
Men should never marry their muse. It ruins the illusion. — Stana Katic
The muse holds no appointments. You can never call on it. I don't understand people who get up at 9 o'clock in the morning, put… — Glen Hansard
In spite of its romantic frisson, the position of muse is very vague and largely thankless for the muse herself. — Katie Roiphe
The number of guests at dinner should not be less than the number of the Graces nor exceed that of the Muses, i.e., it should… — Marcus Terentius Varro
A cheerful life is what the Muses love. A soaring spirit is their prime delight. — William Wordsworth
Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story — Robert Fitzgerald
Yeah, after making Pablo Honey, we started experimenting with cloning myself in order to double the band's creative energy. However, the experiment was a failure,… — Thom Yorke
I struggle with enormous discrepancies: between the reality of motherhood and the image of it, between my love for my home and the need to… — Sally Mann
American Muse, whose strong and diverse heart So many men have tried to understand But only made it smaller with their art, Because you are… — Stephen Vincent Benet
To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart; To make mankind, in conscious virtue bold,… — Alexander Pope
The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast. — Gautama Buddha
The absurdly neurotic role you and the rest of your kind have always attributed to me Erato, the Goddess Muse of Erotic Poetry bears no… — John Fowles

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