Doe Quote by Stevie Smith

It's why muse is so impatient with me. I don't ever go to her until after the teaching or whatever is over.

— Shirley Geok-lin Lim

My Muse sits forlorn She wishes she had not been born She sits in the cold No word she says is ever told.

— Stevie Smith

[My muse] she's impatient with me, because I don't do what I should do: sit down and write.

— Shirley Geok-lin Lim

I'm not in control of my muse. My muse does all the work.

— Ray Bradbury

I've learnt that the muse is like an angry girlfriend. If she comes knocking you better be home because if you're not, she doesn't…

— Anh Do

The muse is not an angelic voice that sits on your shoulder and sings sweetly. The muse is the most annoying whine. The muse…

— Harlan Coben

But the muse won’t always cooperate and she will never be coerced. Sometimes she’d rather take a nap or see a mid-afternoon movie.

— Anonymous

Once you start being a muse, you cannot stop being a muse.

— Carine Roitfeld

Never forget that the nurturing and preservation of your own muse is job one. Lose it and you may be losing a great deal.

— Robert Genn

Let passion be your muse. Let her guide and teach you to trust your instincts.

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

It's super-essential. Even though I don't have a very big team, for me, the word muse may be démodé or not. I adore it,…

— Riccardo Tisci

Show up, show up, show up, and after a while the muse shows up, too. If she doesn’t show up invited, eventually she just…

— Isabel Allende