I never talked about architecture with my father, which I regret.

Any relationship between a building and its users is one of violence, for any use means the intrusion of a human body into a given space, the intrusion of one order into another.

Architecture is not so much a knowledge of form, but a form of knowledge.

Concepts differentiate architecture from mere building...A bicycle shed with a concept is architecture; a cathedral without one is just a building.

To really appreciate architecture, you may even need to commit a murder.

My apartment reflects my views as an architect. It is minimal, austere. The architecture doesn't impose itself upon you. The apartment is a stage for other things to take place.

The general public will almost always stand behind the traditionalists. In the public eye, architecture is about comfort, about shelter, about bricks and mortar.

Society secretly delights in crime, excesses, and violated prohibitions of all sorts.

I never talked about architecture with my father, which I regret

The ultimate pleasure of architecture lies in the most forbidden parts of the architectural act, where limits are perverted and prohibitions are transgressed.

Each writer is born with a repertory company in his head.

Adolescence is a marketing tool.

You cannot dream yourself into a character you must hammer and forge yourself one.

As any old Taoist walking out of the woods can tell you, simple-minded does not necessarily mean stupid.

The Founders intended only to prevent the establishment of a single national denomination, not to restrain public religious expressions.

It's very crucial that you get your feelings out- but don't ever inflict harm on your body because your body is sacred

When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman.

I don't think actors ever retire, they just stop being asked to work.

I love the people,' I said. 'I have room in me for love, and for ever so many little lives.

Whatever causes night in our souls may leave stars.