31 Inspiring Quotes From Muse

In a world where inspiration can be elusive, the power of a well-chosen quote can be transformative. Quotes have the remarkable ability to encapsulate profound wisdom in just a few words, offering clarity, motivation, and a fresh perspective. Whether you're navigating a challenging moment or simply seeking a spark of creativity, the right words at the right time can lift your spirits and rejuvenate your mind. In this collection, we delve into a selection of the top 31 inspiring quotes from Muse, each chosen for its potential to inspire, provoke thought, and reignite your passion. Let these words guide you, challenge you, and remind you of the limitless possibilities that await.

1. “A guitarist or a drummer can get a cold and still play; I get a cold and sound like a wet mitten trying to sing you a love song. Charming.” - Tori Amos

2. “The loveliest Muse in the world does not feed her owner; these girls make fine mistresses but terrible wives” - Alfred de Vigny

3. “Today I'm out wandering, turning my skullinto a cup for others to drink wine from.In this town somewhere there sits a calm, intelligent man,who doesn't know what he's about to do!” - Jelalludin Rumi

4. “Everything about you is how I wanna be; Your freedom comes naturally; Everything about you resonates happiness;Now I won't settle for less...” - Matthew Bellamy

5. “And you will suck the life out of meBury itI won't let you bury itI won't let you smother itI won't let you murder itAnd our time is running outAnd our time is running outYou can't push it undergroundYou can't stop it screaming outHow did it come to this?” - Matthew Bellamy

6. “I thought I was a fool for no one;But ooh baby I'm a fool for you;You're the queen of the superficial;how long before you tell the truth?” - Matthew Bellamy

7. “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

8. “The ‘Muse’ is not an artistic mystery, but a mathematical equation. The gift are those ideas you think of as you drift to sleep. The giver is that one you think of when you first awake.” - Roman Payne

9. “I'm not a concept. Too many guys think I'm a concept or I complete them or I'm going to 'make them alive'…but I'm just a fucked up girl who's looking for my own peace of mind. Don't assign me yours.” - Charlie Kaufman

10. “Inspiration is the windfall from hard work and focus. Muses are too unreliable to keep on the payroll.” - Helen Hanson

11. “If I ever saw my muse she would be an old woman with a tight bun and spectacles poking me in the middle of the back and growling, "Wake up and write the book!” - Kerry Greenwood

12. “Out of the red and silver and the long cry of alarm to the poet who survives in all human beings, as the child survives in him; to this poet she threw an unexpected ladder in the middle of the city and ordained, 'Climb!” - Anais Nin

13. “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 around us. The Muse takes note of our dedication. She approves. We have earned favor in her sight. When we sit down and work, we become like a magnetized rod that attracts iron filings. Ideas come. Insights accrete.” - Steven Pressfield

14. “NO MUSE IS GOOD MUSETo be an Artist you need talent, as well as a wifewho washes the socks and the children,and returns phone calls and library books and types.In other words, the reason there are so many moreMen Geniuses than Women Geniuses is not Genius.It is because Hemingway never joined the P.T.A.And Arthur Rubinstein ignored Halloween.Do you think Portnoy's creator sits through children's theatermatinees--on Saturdays?Or that Norman Mailer faced 'driver's ed' failure,chicken pox or chipped teeth?Fitzgerald's night was so tender because the fenderhis teen-ager dented happened when Papa was at a story conference.Since Picasso does the painting, Mrs. Picasso did the toilet training.And if Saul Bellow, National Book Award winner, invited thirty-threefor Thanksgiving Day dinner, I'll bet he had help.I'm sure Henry Moore was never a Cub Scout leader,and Leonard Bernstein never instructed a tricyclerOn becoming a bicycler just before he conducted.Tell me again my anatomy is not necessarily my destiny,tell me my hang-up is a personal and not a universal quandary,and I'll tell you no muse is a good museunless she also helps with the laundry.” - Rochelle Distelheim

15. “All of us need to be in touch with a mysterious, tantalizing source of inspiration that teases our sense of wonder and goads us on to life’s next adventure.” - Rob Brezsny

16. “But the fact is, she [the muse] won't be summoned. She alights when it damn well pleases her. She falls in love with one artist, then deserts him for another. She's a real bitch!” - Erica Jong

17. “Unrequited love is the infinite curse of a lonely heart.” - Christina Westover

18. “I am a creature of the Fey Prepare to give your soul away My spell is passion and it is art My song can bind a human heart And if you chance to know my face My hold shall be your last embrace. I shall be thy lover... I am unlike a mortal lass From dreams of longing I have passed I came upon your lonely cries Revealed beauty to your eyes So shun the world that you have known And spend your nights within my own. I shall be thy lover... You shall be known by other men For your great works of voice and pen Yet inspiration has a cost For with me know your soul is lost I'll take your passion and your skill I'll take your young life quicker still. I shall be thy lover... Through the kisses that I give I draw from you that I will live And though you think this weakness grand The touch of death your lover's hand Your will to live has come too late Come to my arms and love this fate I shall be thy lover... I am a creature of the Fey Prepare to give your soul away My spell is passion and it is art My song can bind a human heart And if you chance to know my face My hold shall be your last embrace.” - Heather Alexander

19. “Instead of discussing with myself every morning whether I feel inspired or not, I step into my office every day at nine sharp, open the window and politely ask the muse to enter and kiss me. Sometimes she comes in, more often she does not. But she can never claim that she hasn’t found me waiting in the right place.” - Peter Prange

20. “Writing is the best anti-depressant.” - Fierce Dolan

21. “...why is my cat a Muse? the cat has the rare grace of never saying a word too much― Mark Twain ...that's why ...” - John Geddes

22. “...you do violence with your words if you force them - art is given - the words received, moment by moment from unseen hands - call it a Muse ...” - John Geddes

23. “Flora was in that state where the spirit may be willing but the flesh is weak and wishes to go on holiday - and where the flesh in most cases wins hands down with a packed suitcase. It did so now. So she did what many a researcher both great and insignificant does when they are stuck. She yawned while contemplating how to catch the Muse by surprising Her. Almost invariably, the Muse has seen it all before - and also yawns.” - Mavis Cheek

24. “For too many centuries women have been being muses to artists. I wanted to be the muse, I wanted to be the wife of the artist, but I was really trying to avoid the final issue — that I had to do the job myself.” - Anais Nin

25. “...today there are bars of light on the rug, but Muse Cat prefers his tomato box where he can dream in private...” - John Geddes

26. “...I worship at the temple of your body and without you, I'd have no art...” - John Geddes

27. “...at morning, I'm unruffled - I'll sit with my tea and Muse Cat beside me and listen to the soft chime of the grandfather clock...” - John Geddes

28. “...If I ever got sloppy and maudlin, it would be for the streets of my childhood—but no self- respecting writer should ever eulogize a slum...” - John Geddes

29. “...you want things to remain the same, which they never can, and so you’re wounded by your own feelings & resentful others don’t seem to care...” - John Geddes

30. “I am your own way of looking at things," she said. "When you allow me to live with you, every glance at the world around you will be a sort of salvation” - William Stafford

31. “We're never alone. As soon as we step outside the campfire glow, our Muse lights on our shoulder like a butterfly. The act of courage calls for infallibly that deeper part of ourselves that supports and sustains us.” - Steven Pressfield