Muse/origins

Famous quotes containing the words muse and/or origins:

“There is no architect
Can build as the Muse can;
She is skilful to select
Materials for her plan.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

“The origins of clothing are not practical. They are mystical and erotic. The primitive man in the wolf-pelt was not keeping dry; he was saying: “Look what I killed. Aren’t I the best?””
—Katharine Hamnett (b. 1948)