I learn more from creative people in other disciplines than I do even from other architects because I think they have a way of looking at the world that is really important.

Sii la mia schiava d’amore, ” I purr.Her expression is guarded. “What did you say?”An amused smile pulls at my lips. “I’ll never tell.” Somehow, I don’t think she’d agree to be my love slave anyway.

Have you ever dreamed of something so wonderful, you woke up only to find yourself crying because you wanted to dream about it forever?

The processes of teaching the child that everything cannot be as he wills it are apt to be painful both to him and to his teacher.

Instant gratification is so overrated. It's about the process. It's the difficulty. It's the grind of all of it that you better enjoy. That's what makes it great.

I believe in talking behind peoples' backs. That way, they hear it more than once.

Trust is not an important element; it is THE important element in any LONG TERM success with anyone or any company.

The trick is to smoke a cigarette to calm your nerves and then take a big swig of strong liquor to tone your muscles.

I never avoid something that challenges my guts and my heart. While I might occasionally puke my guts out, I have never puked my heart out.

A pest is a person who can talk like an encyclopedia, and does.

All's love, yet all's law.