Every book is a journey, and every journey could become a book.

The writer is someone who plays with the body of his mother.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

If you want to make a human being into a monster, deny them, at the cultural level, any reflection of themselves.

I don't have to prove anything to anyone. I only have to follow my heart and concentrate on what I want to say to the world. I run my world.

Persistence in research is key; nature reveals its secrets only to those who are patient.

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.