--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: There must be more than this, Sarah Boyle…" description: "\"“There must be more than this, Sarah Boyle thinks, from time to time. What could one do to justify one's passage? Or less ambitiously, to change, even ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f1/pamela-zoline-124040_art_there-must-be-more-than-this-sarah-boyle_2139119.jpg" --- # There must be more than this, Sarah Boyle thinks, from… ![“There must be more than this, Sarah Boyle thinks, from time to time. What could one do to justify one's passage? Or less ambitiously, to change, even in the motion of the smallest mote, the course and circulation of the world? Sometimes Sarah's dreams are of heroic girth, a new symphony using…” quote by Pamela Zoline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f1/pamela-zoline-124040_art_there-must-be-more-than-this-sarah-boyle_2139119.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f1/pamela-zoline-124040_art_there-must-be-more-than-this-sarah-boyle_2139119.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f1/pamela-zoline-124040_art_there-must-be-more-than-this-sarah-boyle_2139119.jpg) > ““There must be more than this, Sarah Boyle thinks, from time to time. What could one do to justify one's passage? Or less ambitiously, to change, even in the motion of the smallest mote, the course and circulation of the world? Sometimes Sarah's dreams are of heroic girth, a new symphony using laboratories of machinery and all invented instruments, at once giant in scope and intelligible to all, to heal the bloody breach; a series of paintings which would transfigure and astonish and calm the frenzied art world in its panting race; a new novel that would refurbish language. Sometimes she considers the mystical, the streaky and random, and it seems that one change, no matter how small, would be enough. Turtles are supposed to live for many years. To carve a name, date and perhaps a word of hope upon a turtle's shell, then set him free to wend the world, surely this one act might cancel out absurdity?”” [Pamela Zoline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pamela-zoline/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Desire for monumental change, even tiny, can reshape the world; artistic ambition seeks to heal and transform. **In simple terms:** Small acts can alter the world. Key Takeaway Pursue meaningful artistic impact. Themes art change ambition creativity hope Mood hopeful visionary Type Art:1 Art world:1 Dreams:1 Novel:1 Time:0 Turtles:0 Women:1 New Novel:1 Sarah Dreams:1 Boyle Thinks:1 Turtles Supposed:0 When to use this quote - public art projects - grassroots initiatives - writing workshops - science communication Key Concepts social reform personal legacy environmental activism cultural innovation Questions to Reflect On - What small change can you make today? - How does art influence societal healing? A Different Perspective Idealistic vision may ignore practical constraints. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Art world](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art-world/) [Boyle Thinks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boyle-thinks-4445787/) [Dreams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/) [New Novel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/new-novel-679344/) [Novel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/novel/) [Sarah Dreams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sarah-dreams-4445786/) [Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/) [Turtles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/turtles/) [Turtles Supposed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/turtles-supposed-4445788/) [Women](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/women/) ## Related quotes > [“How to start new novel: stare at blank doc, get coffee, stare, check facebook, stare, crack knuckles, stare, tweet, you get the idea...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-c-moore/how-to-start-new-novel-stare-at-blank-doc-get-coffee-stare-check/) [Mary C. 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