Emily Setrum

“Wisdom is the daughter of experience,” Michelangelo”
― Stephanie Storey, Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo

“With the explosion of books, people were more likely to rely on the theories of other men instead of learning from their own experiences. That path led to the regurgitation of old ideas, not newly formed thoughts. With a large library, people would no longer memorize facts, but look up whatever they wanted to know in a book.”
― Stephanie Storey, Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo

“think … the greater danger for most of us is not in aiming too high and falling short, but in aiming too low and hitting the mark.” “I”
― Stephanie Storey, Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo

“Chaos erupting into beauty. That’s art.”
― Stephanie Storey, Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo