Beneath the Swirling Sky Quotes

“Art expresses beauty and truth," Georgia said. "It's a gift. It's meant to be experienced and interacted with not used. That's what's so gross about what the Distortionists do. They use art instead of making it or even enjoying it. They turn art into propaganda.”
― Carolyn Leiloglou, Beneath the Swirling Sky

“[The main character listening to an art expert] But he listened as his great-uncle explained how artists expressed ideas about politics, society, human nature, and religion and that the best art expressed truth in a way that people needed to hear. That made it dangerous for those who sought power. Throughout history, people had stolen art-or destroyed it-to solidify their authority [...] Stealing masterpieces, stockpiling them, and even destroying art was all about power." p60”
― Carolyn Leiloglou, Beneath the Swirling Sky