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Muse Quotes by Steven Pressfield
- It can pay off, being a hack. Given the depraved state of American culture, a slick dude can make millions being a hack. But even…
- I believe in previous lives and the Muse—and that books and music exist before they are written and that they are propelled into material being…
- The professional will not tolerate disorder... He wants the carpet vacuumed and the threshold swept, so the Muse may enter and not soil her gown.
- This is the other secret that real artists know and wannabe writers don’t. When we sit down each day and do our work, power concentrates…
More Muse Quotes
- Even at our birth, death does but stand aside a little. And every day he looks towards us and muses somewhat to… — 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… — 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… — 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… — 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.… — Harlan Coben