Faith Quote by Plato

“Plato said: 'He who approaches the temple of the Muses without inspiration in the belief that craftmanship alone suffices, will remain a bungler and…

— Chuck Palahniuk

“Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story of that man skilled in all ways of contending, the wanderer, harried for years…

— Homer

“If anyone comes to the gates of poetry and expects to become an adequate poet by acquiring expert knowledge of the subject without the…

— Plato

“The muses are wicked and wonderful, devious and delightful, not to be trusted and not to be ignored. Thank God we have them.”

— Mark W. Travis

“No one can claim to have produced any work without [the Muses'] help: the very fact that it exists proves they smiled on us.…

— Natalie Haynes

“The artist, in making victims of his muses, remasters himself as a hero, saving them from their otherwise inconsequential lives.”

— Antonella Gambotto-Burke

“Remember, as artists we don't know diddly. We're winging it every day. For us to try to second-guess our Muse the way a hack…

— Steven Pressfield

“In the oppressive future artists will be the last rebels, Muses will be their deity”

— Cody Edward Lee Miller

If a man comes to the door of poetry untouched by the madness of the Muses, believing that technique alone will make him a…

— Socrates

“For those who do not write and who never have been stirred by the creative urge, talk of muses seems a figure of speech,…

— Dan Simmons

“One must give himself completely to his art and not hold back. Throw caution to the wind. Embrace the muse. Make love to your…

— Harley King

“I kept reaching for my muses, my wandering muses, floating on clouds filled with their passions.” (Muses of Wandering Passions, p. 64)”

— Chimnese Davids