"The city is my subject. It's endlessly fascinating to me."

"Language is the house of being, and words are its bricks."

体现了道家阴阳平衡的思想，强调事物之间的相互制约与和谐。

The best architecture is inspiring.

The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.