It is hopeless to try to convert some borders into seams.

Some men tend to cling to old intellectual excitements, just as some belles, when they are old ladies, still cling to the fashions and coiffures of their exciting youth.

I am ambivalent about London because I am so ambivalent about England in general.

We expect too much of new #‎ buildings , and too little of ourselves.

The second mode to deal with unsafe cities is to take refuge in vehicles. This is the technique practiced in the big wild-animal reservations of Africa, where tourists are warned to leave their cars under no circumstances until they reach a lodge. It is also the technique practiced in Los Angeles.

Nothing is so clear in history that is it happens for any one thing. It seems that a lot of things come together to make great changes.

I think that intelligent people to a great extent are captives of their time or place.