A good sculpture can be rolled downhill without breaking.

If I love in thee, beloved, only what thou lovest most, do not be angry; for so one spirit is enamoured of another.

From such a gentle thing, from such a fountain of all delight, my every pain is born.

Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.

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.

No great work of art is ever finished.

The great tragedy of life is not that people set their sights too high and fail to achieve their goals but that they set their sights too low and do.