None of us has invented the house; that was done many thousands of years ago.

On the other hand, I don't understand the enthusiasm for everything in the antique shop that Grandma threw out. There, the sense of quality has declined; otherwise Grandma wouldn't have thrown it out.

You will soon find that I am a bit obsessive about my work. And that is a little sad, one often feels strangely restricted, not finding time to simmer, although one actually has many interests.

There is always a point when one senses ones lack of skill, the doubt

If a building becomes architecture, then it is art.

Proportions are what makes the old Greek temples classic in their beauty. They are like huge blocks, from which the air has been literally hewn out between the columns.

But I think that parents who criticise their children too much are in fact better than parents who praise their children too much.