It seemed that he gazed down on me from the height of his divinity with the aloof though passionate attention of an artist judging his finished work; calmly rejoicing in his achievement, but recognizing at last the irrevocable flaws in his initial conception, and already lusting for fresh creation.

Chapter XIII: The Beginning and the End; 3. The Supreme Moment and After (p. 164) - Star Maker (1937)