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Muse Quotes by Barbara Kingsolver
- You always need that spark of imagination. Sometimes I'm midway through a book before it happens. However, I don't wait for the muse to descend,…
- Don't wait for the muse. She has a lousy work ethic. Writers just write.
- I learned to produce whether I wanted to or not. It would be easy to say oh, I have writer's block, oh, I have to…
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- Of man's first disobedience, and the fruit/Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste/Brought death into the world, and all our woe,/With loss… — John Milton
- Even at our birth, death does but stand aside a little. And every day he looks towards us and muses somewhat to… — Robert Bolt
- It is ever the invisible that is the object of our profoundest worship. With the lover it is not the seen but… — Christian Nestell Bovee
- The most astonishing joy is to receive from the muses the gift of a whole lyric. — James Broughton
- The muse is not an angelic voice that sits on your shoulder and sings sweetly. The muse is the most annoying whine.… — Harlan Coben
- Creativity requires introspection, self-examination, and a willingness to take risks. Because of this, artists are perhaps more susceptible to self-doubt and despair… — Eric Maisel
- Fashion is a MUSE, you must seduce her. — Anna Dello Russo
- Why does my muse only speak when she is uhnhappy? She does not, I only listen when I am unhappy. — Stevie Smith