The problem is that unless you have the book in your inventory, the statue will not talk to you at all. The book is to let the script know that you have the quest, basically. I chucked the book the first time I went through the game and never finished that quest. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ohh.gif" alt="" /> It's not super important anyway, so I would just leave the statue and move on. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/stupid.gif" alt="" />