"If in my youth I had realized that the sustaining splendour of beauty of with which I was in love wo..." — Michelangelo

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 Artist • Italian