In fiction, the truth is often more believable than fact.
The only real love is the love of beauty.
A building should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.
I think if you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what's next.
If you have a good idea, and if you do it right, it will just go.