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Clio, the muse of history, is as thoroughly infected with lies as a street whore with syphilis. — Arthur Schopenhauer

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. — Jonathan Tropper

Muse is a tyrant. It gets you out of bed in the twilight of the morning and forces you to create something! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

I shall adopt new Muse as fast as they appear to be true Muse. — Abraham Lincoln

You have more control than I've given you credit for. I underestimated you, Muse. Yah think? — Pippa DaCosta

To be a muse is to be a wonder in someone else's eyes, flaws and all. — L. H. Cosway

Solace of Silence
surreal synapses
of a melancholy drone
a dream per chance
she dared not be alone ... — Muse

my poetry is merely a body.
you are the soul in my words. — Sanober Khan

My muse has more projects on her wish list than I have hours in the day to write. #authorproblems — Michelle M. Pillow

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

Express your creativity. Delight in the mystery of your inner muse. — Cheryl Richardson

In spite of Virtue and the Muse,
Nemesis will have her dues,
And all our struggles and our toils
Tighter wind the giant coils. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

First coffee, then a bowel movement. Then the Muse joins me. — Gore Vidal

I have played in every toilet but you still want to spoil it to prove I've made a big mistake — Muse

Bring Down The Walls
I will bring down the walls
that surround me today.
I will no longer be kept quiet
Meek enough to drown today ... — Muse

You can only use someone for so long before you dry them out. How long does a muse last? When do you let them loose? — Coco J. Ginger

I'm only able to write poetry, for the most part, when I have a Muse, a woman who focuses the world for me. — May Sarton

Oh, you're good."
Akil narrowed his eyes. "You must have me confused with another sociopathic demon. — Pippa DaCosta

Depths of Friendship
... under fathoms deep
of dark and bitter cold
an eerie oscillation
reverberated brash and bold ... — Muse

Muse is not to be so easily dismissed. She is quite capable of turning your insides to ash before you can draw breath to apologize. — Pippa DaCosta

Speaking Akil's name around Stefan felt like throwing gasoline on a bushfire." ~ Muse — Pippa DaCosta

Sometimes I wish I could sneak a peek into that mind of yours and see what you're thinking. Especially when you smile at me like that. ~ Oliver Sand — Chris Kuhn

They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be victorious — Muse

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Poetry's a collaboration with your muse.
Silence!
Let her speak. — Beryl Dov

Tell me, O muse, of travellers far and wide — Homer

She loved me deeply, madly and passionately. She knew no other way! — Avijeet Das

Muse - A sleep depriving creature of the night! — K.D. Faerydae

Yes. I guess it's the foolish romantic in me, but you see, I don't think that sex is my Muse. — Peter Murphy

Oops. Sorry, everybody. This book is not officially endorsed by the proper Muse. If it explodes in your hand, my bad. — Rick Riordan

I went out under the sky, Muse! and I was your vassal. — Arthur Rimbaud

You are the rainbow that adds color to my gray skies. — Avijeet Das

Deep in the secret chambers of my heart I muse my life-long hate, and without flinch I bear it nobly as I live my part. — Claude McKay

You can think of a painter as a trio - the artist, his talent and his muse, the last two always on the lookout for a new brush man. — Robert Breault

Those that can be troubled to muse upon the meaning of life are general disappointed when they figure it out. — Jasper Fforde

Who loves not music and the heavenly muse, That man God hates. — John Dowland

Sweet the young muse with love intense,
Which smiles o'er sleeping innocence. — Christopher Smart

Second chances come when we least expect them. — Lisi Harrison

His muse walked the streets with the others but she wore galoshes and was terribly afraid of being recognized. — Harold Nicolson

I cannot remember you
when the rain flows down -
I cannot remember you
and
my heart begins to drown ... — Muse

I am who I need to be at this precise moment; this is my journey. — Muse En Lystrala

Be someone's muse. — Tiya Miles

You can wait forever for the muse to sit on your shoulder, but most of the time you know what has to be done and inspiration is not going to help you. — Nick Hornby

The reader's feedback is the muse for great written works of art. — Sarah Scott

My mother's English, and she always was fascinated by the desert. — Arizona Muse

Today I fed him right off the bat, and only checked Facebook twice. — Chila Woychik

The Muse but serv'd to ease some friend, not wife, / To help me through this long disease, my life. — Alexander Pope

I was the first to bring the Muse into my country. — Virgil

Muse of the many twinkling feet, whose charms are now extending up from legs to arms. — Lord Byron

Visual tonics such as 'timed creativity' need to be introduced to refresh and refurbish the muse. — Robert Genn

I highly recommend getting your career established first and then having children. — Arizona Muse

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

Rhyme and meter force gaps in meaning so the muse can enter. — Mason Cooley

Foolish man. You cannot turn me into a phantom because you are frightened. You do not dismiss a muse at whim. - Sabine Strohem — Nick Bantock

So fuck off, netherworld. The demons can't have me. Akil can't have me. Nobody gets to tie me up and chain me down. Not anymore. — Pippa DaCosta

To feed your Muse, then, you should always have been hungry about life since you were a child. If not, it is a little late to start. — Ray Bradbury

Something is visiting, but it may not be the muse... — Jo Shapcott

Be determined. Be persistent. Be consistent," the muse said. "Then he looked at me and winked. "Never give up, dumb-ass. — Lani Brown

Copywriting is a design muse, it carves a beautiful masterpiece in an imaginative way. — Sharen Song

She gave me hugs that were like oxygen to a dying man and uplifted my soul! — Avijeet Das

Modeling is really silent acting. — Arizona Muse

In spite of its romantic frisson, the position of muse is very vague and largely thankless for the muse herself. — Katie Roiphe

Cradle of Solitude
For we know not why our tribulations
are given as such
our fragile forms
created from the dust ... — Muse

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

The muse is blind as Cupid and skittish as Diana. — Mason Cooley

There is no muse of philosophy, nor is there one of translation. — Walter Benjamin

Next time I'm taking down hellhounds for you, I'll remember to tone down the pretty. — Pippa DaCosta

I'm lucky with my skin - it doesn't require a lot of attention, so I keep things simple. And I drink a lot of water. — Arizona Muse

Melancholy isn't a sign of the book's end; it is its inspiration. Melancholy is reading's muse. — Andrew Piper

The seat of the Celtic Muse is in the mist of the secret and solitary hill, and her voice in the murmur of the mountain stream. — Walter Scott

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. — Ronnie Montrose

True poetry (inspired by the Muse and her prime symbol, the moon) even today is a survival, or intuitive re-creation, of the ancient Goddess-worship. — Robert Graves

The Muse visits during the process of creation, not before. — Roger Ebert

When two souls compose a single song, The muse fans Livid wrath before long. — Euripides

What do you do when you're swimming with sharks? You make sure you're the biggest, most badass thing in the pool. — Pippa DaCosta

Haven't you ever heard of an artist's muse?" the barman asked. "They all seem to either have one or want one. Me, all I want is peace and quiet. — Louise Penny

Sing, Muse, of high, moulded ceilings and built-in bookcases chockablock with hardcovers! — Garth Risk Hallberg

My wife Ricky is my muse. Her personal style and natural beauty have always been my inspiration. — Ralph Lauren

You should treat a muse like a fairy. — Paulo Coelho

His silence helps him come off as something of a seer, a whispering muse. — Davis Miller

Writing is the best anti-depressant. — Fierce Dolan

Cross my heart, and hope to die. Bake a demon in a pie. — Pippa DaCosta

A Coy Aversion

...a flutter
too shy
to be seen... — Muse

William Shakespeare: My muse, as always, is Aphrodite.
Philip Henslowe: Aphrodite Baggett, who does it behind the Dog and Crumpet? — Marc Norman

Your mind is a book; God is the pen. — Michael Bassey Johnson

No muse shoots darts of insight into the unsuspecting artist. — Eric Maisel

The richest of all lords is Use,
And ruddy Health the loftiest Muse.
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea,
Drink the wild air's salubrity. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

It's hard to act in the morning. The muse isn't even awake. — Keanu Reeves

Sometimes, when you sleep with the enemy, waking up is the hardest part." ~ Muse — Pippa DaCosta

It ain't so easy writing about nothin — Patti Smith

We ought to muse upon the things of God, because we thus get the real nutriment out of them. — Charles Spurgeon

Perversity is the muse of modern literature. — Susan Sontag

Karl Lagerfeld and Tom Ford are both geniuses. — Arizona Muse

Like all writers, my greatest inspiration, my ultimate muse, is a deadline. — Dave Barry

Women are our most miraculous muse, an enchanted intangibility that encourages all art. — CeeLo Green

She's my best friend." My muse, my brush, my artistry, my heart. All of its dead without her. "I love her. — A.G. Howard

The Muse gave the Greeks genius and the art of the well-turned phrase. — Horace

The Muse is not real. Relying on the Muse is like leaning on a crutch made of playing cards. — Chuck Wendig

[S]he was my Muse, my alcoholic's bourbon on the rocks: irresistible. — Claire Messud

Make a habit of inviting demons over?" "Yeah, actually. Wednesdays are movie nights. They bring the snacks. — Pippa DaCosta

The male muse is an unaccountably rare thing in art. Where does that leave female artists looking for inspiration? — Kate Christensen