Muse Quotes

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

“I do not write poetry. I write you.”

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

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

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