No thought is born in me that does not bear the image of death.
I couldn't give you something mediocre even if that's all you asked for.
I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
The idea is there locked inside. All you have to do is remove the excess stone.
The best of artists has no conception that the marble alone does not contain within itself.
Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.