For the attention of the poet-chronicler is fixed on the invisible shackles of selfhood that bind us all. He seems to be describing great events; in reality he does not for one instant forget that he is occupied with the history of souls, depicting the incidence of their experience and knowledge on the external world.
Sister Nivedita. The Web of Indian Life, Ch. VII: The Indian Sagas. Retrieved on 20 June 2012. - The Web of Indian Life (1904)