Ian McDonald: "Anda mengoleksi seni: Anda harus tahu bahwa seniman min...

"Anda mengoleksi seni: Anda harus tahu bahwa seniman miniatur, di akhir karier menghabiskan waktu melukis detail terkecil, paling detail yang tidak akan dilihat siapa pun, sering kali melirik dengan jarum. Terlalu banyak keindahan, ya, tetapi terlalu banyak melihat. Mereka bosan melihat. Gelap itu aman, hangat, dan nyaman. Kebutaan adalah hadiah. Saya masih harus melakukan."

--- Ian McDonald

Versi Bahasa Inggris

You collect art: you must know that the miniature artists, at the end of careers spent painting the tiniest, most exacting details that no one would ever look at, would often put their eyes out with needles. Too much beauty, yes, but also too much seeing. They were tired of seeing. The dark was safe and warm and comfortable. Blindness was a gift. I still have seeing to do.