Memory is the way we keep telling ourselves our stories - and telling other people a somewhat different version of our stories.

"Memory is a kind of accomplishment, a sort of renewal even."

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.

The most important political development of the last two centuries has been the rise of the modern state.

"The best stories are the ones that challenge us to think differently."

Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.