I like the way this chapter blurred the lines dividing vice and virtue. A great example of how fragile perception can be. Isn't it interesting how humans can create such conflict while trying to achieve meaning in this gelatinous soup called life.
If I had to make a brash statement about sex and creativity it would be that the frustration created by the conflict of sex fuels creativity. Now, the chapter offered numerous partnerships to support my statement but just in case how about: Rinbaud and Verlane, Clapton and Harrison, Dolce and Gabbana.

The sex goddess, the muse, the icon all virtuous in one way and vicious in another. I'm sure Samson's perception of Delilah was based on virtue. I'm sure Delilah's perception of power was the pleasure that she used to control Samson.
We are beings governed by basic passions and desires. But, it is the duality in us that complicate the events in our lives. The chapter mentions Picasso's relationship with women and how his work changed when ever the women in his life did. What state was Picasso in during his blue period? who was his muse? Was his reducing valve wide open when he painted Bullfight:Death of the woman Toreador?

I particularly like the concept of the muse, I'm convinced that the female form was the inspiration behind the first cave drawings.