#in

Death and love are the two wings that bear the good man to heaven. ↗

If in my youth I had realized that the sustaining splendour of beauty of with which I was in love would one day flood back into my heart, there to ignite a flame that would torture me without end, how gladly would I have put out the light in my eyes. ↗

— Michelangelo

#beauty #day #end #eyes #flame

If we have been pleased with life, we should not be displeased with death, since it comes from the hand of the same master. ↗

— Michelangelo

#comes #death #displeased #hand #life

If I could be granted a wish, I'd shine in your eye like a jewel. ↗

— Bette Midler

#eye #granted #i #if i could #jewel

My soul can find no staircase to Heaven unless it be through Earth's loveliness. ↗

— Michelangelo

#find #heaven #loveliness #my soul #soul

The promises of this world are, for the most part, vain phantoms; and to confide in one's self, and become something of worth and value is the best and safest course. ↗

— Michelangelo

#best #confide #course #most #part

Carving is easy, you just go down to the skin and stop. ↗

— Michelangelo

#down #easy #go #just #skin

I cannot live under pressures from patrons, let alone paint. ↗

— Michelangelo

#cannot #i #live #paint #patrons

I don't like writing essays or theory. ↗

— Adrian Mitchell

#i #like #theory #writing

Writing is mentally stimulating; it's like a puzzle that makes you think all the time. ↗