Follow your heart and do what you love.

The writer’s true homeland is language.

I used to walk down the street like I was a star... I want people to walk around delusional about how great they can be.

I think the best architecture comes from a synthesis of all the elements that separately comprise a building: the structure that holds it up; the services that allow it to function; its ecology; the quality of natural light; the symbolism of the form; the relationship of the building to the skyline or the streetscape; and, perhaps most importantly, the client's vision and the user's needs.