Muse Quotes

For hundreds of years people have talked about artists having inspiration, but often, some persons would say, write us a symphony or write us a song, on commission. The artists would come up with a masterpiece without waiting to have their muse inspire them.

I just really allowed my muse to be my guide and I just go with whatever I'm feeling.

You should treat a muse like a fairy.

O! for a muse of fire, that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention.

I'm very interested to see how this new painting will go - I know I want it big and stark, and as I said, I follow the muse, and that's when it always works perfectly for me.

Everybody knows that I don't have a muse. I'm not interested in that.

Most bands have a sound that they're already identified with, so for the producer it becomes a process of helping them find their muse in the studio to make a record that will not only satisfy them artistically, but will also do something in the marketplace.

The ancient Greek oral poets all had this anxiety about the deficiencies of their memories and always began poems by praying to the Muse to help them remember.

Each of the Arts whose office is to refine, purify, adorn, embellish and grace life is under the patronage of a Muse, no god being found worthy to preside over them.

One reason I don't suffer Writer's Block is that I don't wait on the muse, I summon it at need.

Also, I am driven by a wonderful muse called alimony.

I was Versace's muse, I was Valentino's muse, I was Alaia's muse, Lancetti's muse, Calvin Klein's, Halston's. I could go on and on.

And muse on Nature with a poet's eye.

Illustrious acts high raptures do infuse, And every conqueror creates a muse.

I have no ambition to surprise my reader. Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.

But I can only write what the muse allows me to write. I cannot choose, I can only do what I am given, and I feel pleased when I feel close to concrete poetry - still.

I think of many people and no one as a muse. I love the way Sofia looks always, and I love the way Kim looks always. Fashion may be part of their world, but it's not their whole life. It's not everything.

There is something else at work here that is beyond me - and that is Laura. She has a life of her own. There is a magic in her. The muse is in her. And I'm lucky to have her in my life.

Miles Davis was a master. In every phase of his career, he understood that this music was a tribute to the African muse.

To a historian libraries are food, shelter, and even muse.

When inspiration does not come, I go for a walk, go to the movie, talk to a friend, let go... The muse is bound to return again, especially if I turn my back!

Today she is the lady of death, which I believe is the best muse to have.

I guess my husband is a muse as well.

You know, I auditioned for 'Titanic.' Sometimes I muse on what would have happened. That would have been such a different life.

In the fairy tale the painting represents the here and now. The book is actually divided into five sections, through which the key character, the muse, leads us.

Muse. Mu-se. It's a great thing, for someone to feel that they can draw inspiration from you. And I don't think it's necessarily a man 'taking' from a woman. It can go both ways, both can stimulate, excite.

The more I learn and read about the 10th Muse i realize what a great fan base and cult following she has. I'm going to try to live up to the fantastic image of the 10th Muse!

Writing is total grunt work. A lot of people think it's all about sitting and waiting for the muse. I don't buy that. It's a job. There are days when I really want to write, days when I don't. Every day I sit down and write.

I was following my muse and I was very fortunate in having good people around me and it turned out to be a pretty good recording in my opinion.

Following my muse has worked out pretty well so far. I can't see any reason to change the formula now.