“Any work of art," said her grandfather,"must achieve sainthood before we set it free to roam in the world.”
“Master Michelangelo once said that ‘I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.’ This is what we must do when we see an ignorant man: To set him free from the black marble we call ignorance!”
“If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.”
“Roam abroad in the world, and take thy fill of its enjoyments before the day shall come when thou must quit it for good.”
“If we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted”
“Um...perhaps I will go with Grandfather," Nilima said. She set down the scissors, looked at my expression, and then changed her mind and took them with her.”