Death and love are the two wings that bear the good man to heaven.
Michelangelo
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- Many believe - and I believe - that I have been designated for this work by God. In spite of my old age, I do not want to give it up I work out of love for God and I put all my hope in Him.
- The best artist has that thought alone Which is contained within the marble shell The sculptor's hand can only break the spell To free the figures slumbering in the stone.
- I cannot live under pressures from patrons, let alone paint.
- The best of artists has no conception that the marble alone does not contain within itself.
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