I spend a frightening amount of money on books.

Generally speaking, I think that if you do anything with commitment and passion, it will come good.

I'm not too fond of really cool design. I've got quite kitsch taste really, in things like tableware. I'm quite a sucker for 1930s pressed glass.

I spend a frightening amount of money on books.

The greatest architectural illusion is not Baroque fancy or Victorian flamboyant, but minimalism.

A great deal of energy is wasted in hating people, and I can honestly say I've no wish to expend such a precious resource on being outraged about anyone.

It's possible to be satisfied with a day's work or a cake, but a life... what is a life but a history of events badly remembered?