Architecture is an art when one consciously or unconsciously creates aesthetic emotion in the atmosphere and when this environment produces well-being.

A house is a machine for living, but it must also be a home.

The tension between standing apart and being fully involved; that is what makes a writer.

Money is the motive.

I’m a woman and I have thoughts and questions and things to say.

I’m not a pessimist. I’m an optimist trained in pessimism.

The difference between a policy and a crusade is that a policy is judged by its results, while a crusade is judged by how good it makes its crusaders feel.

Rebuilding my career at fifty wasn’t easy—but nothing worthwhile ever is.

"写作是一种勇敢的行为，特别是对女性而言，在这个仍然希望我们保持沉默的世界里。"