that since Cecilia’s suicide, the Lisbon’s could hardly wait for the night to forget themselves in sleep

Planning is for the world's great cities, for Paris, London, and Rome, for cities dedicated, at some level, to culture. Detroit, on the other hand, was an American city and therefore dedicated to money, and so design had given way to expediency.

There comes a moment, when you get lost in the woods, when the woods begin to feel like home.

Don't waste your time on life.

They're just memories now. Time to write them off.

One of the reasons that art is important to me is sometimes it actually feels more coherent than life. It orders the chaos.

Grief is natural,' she said. 'Overcoming it is a matter of choice.