You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.

"Literature has the power to transcend time and space, connecting us to the thoughts and feelings of people from different eras and cultures."

"Home is not where you are from, it is where you belong."

The best architecture comes from a synthesis of all the elements that separately comprise a building: the structure that holds it up; the services that allow it to function; the ecology of the building - its relationship to the surroundings; the quality of natural light; the symbolism of the form; the relationship of the building to the skyline.