To think you cannot fight fate is only an act of surrender.

I build my world with the pages of a book.

Tell me what a person finds sexually attractive and I will tell you their entire philosophy of life. Show me the person they sleep with and I will tell you their valuation of themselves.

If the presence of God is in the church, the church will draw the world in. If the presence of God is not in the church, the world will draw the church out.

I used my instincts. It's very easy to imagine how you'd feel, actually. I just had to tell the narrative.

Architecture is not just for the moment, it is not just for the next fashion magazine.

Companions, in misery and worse, that is what we all are, and to try to change this substantially avails us nothing.

I mope around less. It is horrible. I miss it.

Growing up in Hollywood it seemed like every kid was the child of some star.

You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?

To neglect the wise sayings of great thinkers is to deny ourselves the truest education.