The best time to negotiate your salary for a new job is the moment AFTER they say they want you， and not before. Then it becomes a game of chicken for each side to name an amount first， but it is to your advantage to get them to give a number before you do.

Writing is about finding the extraordinary in the ordinary.

You are not defined by your past, you are prepared by your past.

"The writer's job is to be a witness to his time."

Sustainability isn't an option - it's our responsibility to future generations.

Architecture should be generous - it must give more than it takes.