Muse Quotes

“In earliest Greece to thee, with partial choice, The grief-full Muse addrest her infant voice.”

“The function of poetry is religious invocation of the Muse; its use is the experience of mixed exaltation and horror that her presence excites.”

“O come, blest Spirit! whatsoe'er thou art, Thou rushing warmth that hover'st round my heart.”

“I don't know if I paint you or the Forest Queen, but I hope to achieve both.”

“I do not write poetry. I write you.”