Terpsichore Quotes & Sayings

One of the strangest aspects of living with certain kinds of memory loss is knowing that the forgetting is happening. — Floyd Skloot

Was there a magical love-of-the-dance moment, when the muse Terpsichore called to us and we lifted our arms and spun at one with the divine music of the Universe? I think not. Although pride and obsession can feel like love, I guess. — Meg Howrey

What were prizes but one more level of control imposed on Art by the establishment? — Margaret Atwood

For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of a Venus, the brains of a Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory of a MaCaulay, the figure of Juno, and the hide of a rhinocerus. — Ethel Barrymore

The whole point of collecting is the thrill of acquisition, which must be maximized, and maintained at all costs. — John Baxter

Leggett feels that to be excitingly right in general is better than to be dully accurate in particular. That is why he is such an effective journalist. — Gore Vidal

Women, he would say, are not Muses. Muses are Muses. To confuse one with the other is to mistake the Devouring Void for the Seminal Light. Earthly Women and the Muses are ancient, sworn enemies. The battlefield is the Creative Male. On the one side is the encampment of Discordia, of Diana, of Venus located in his Heart and in his Groin. On the other is the Bastion of Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia and Urania, in his Brain and in his Mind. The Muses are tolerant and understanding of border raids, skirmishes, and harassing maneuvers. Throughout the history of the Male Light, there have been few painters, few writers, who have not had a She Who Must Be Accommodated. For some it was their mothers. For many their wives, their mistresses, their girlfriends. For many it was their daughters, a favourite waitress, a stripper, a whore. To the Muses, they are all one. Mother, whore, wife, daughter, stripper, waitress, mistress, girlfriend. — Dave Sim

So long as ignorance and poverty exist on earth, books of the nature of Les Miserables cannot fail to be of use. — Victor Hugo

While you may have made money doing something a certain way yesterday, there's no reason to believe you'll succeed at it tomorrow. — Seth Godin

You have a wide array of people that are watching something, and you cannot please everyone at the same time. Half the people will love it; half the people will hate it. Half the people won't see it. — David A.R. White

If I am always comparing myself to others, I will forever be at war with myself. And who needs that? — Khloe Kardashian

I love religion and have contemplated going back to school to get a world religion degree. — Jada Pinkett Smith

As the beloved son, I have to claim my full dignity and begin preparing myself to become the father. — Henri J.M. Nouwen

The important thing is not to know more than all men, but to know more at each moment than any particular man. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe