The beauty of architecture lies in its ability to connect people.

The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.

译文：在这片疆域之内，有平原、湿地、丘陵和广阔的田野，一眼望去无边无际。

指情感所专注的，正是我们这些人。

在你年老之前，尽可能多地参加你能承受的葬礼，并仔细倾听。没有人会谈论逝者的成就。人们唯一会记得的是你在取得成就时是个什么样的人。