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| d50868e | Muses are fickle, and many a writer, peering into the voice, has escaped paralysis by ascribing the creative responsibility to a talisman: a lucky charm, a brand of paper, but most often a writing instrument. Am I writing well? Thank my pen. Am I writing badly? Don't blame me blame my pen. By such displacements does the fearful imagination defend itself. | muses paper pen writer writing | Anne Fadiman | |
| acf376c | I love you, Lucien, but I am a muse, you are an artist, I am here to make you comfortable. | artists muses passion suffering | Christopher Moore | |
| 84abdf0 | I will not stop singing the Muses who set me dancing. | creativity dancing euripides happiness inspiration inspirational-quotes joy life love muses poet poetry sing tragedy work writer | Anne Carson |