"Caring too much for objects can destroy you. Only—if you care for a thing enough, it takes on a life of its own, doesn’t it? And isn’t the whole point of things—beautiful things—that they connect you to some larger beauty?"

Architecture is a form of meditation.

Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals.

所以富贵的人极其奢侈，二孤儿寡妇却受饥挨饿，虽然想天下不乱，也不可能。国君若真的希望天下太平而不希望天下大乱的话，如果要吃喝，就不能不节俭。