A writer is a person who is not satisfied with the world as it is, who wants to change it, to improve it, to make it more beautiful, more just, more livable.

解释：河水成冰，不是一日的寒冷所致；积土成为高山，不是须臾的工夫就能完成。

最大的失败是放弃，最大的敌人是自己，最大的对手是时间。

The best architecture is the one that disappears, that becomes part of life.

解释：观察与他交游的人，就知道他的品行好坏。

建筑不仅仅是关于建筑物；它是关于为人们创造场所。