Human requirements are the inspiration for art.

The exterior cannot do without the interior since it is from this, as from life, that it derives much of its inspiration and character.

Writers remember everything...especially the hurts. Strip a writer to the buff, point to the scars, and he'll tell you the story of each small one. From the big ones you get novels. A little talent is a nice thing to have if you want to be a writer, but the only real requirement is the ability to remember the story of every scar.
Art consists of the persistence of memory.

Good buildings come from good people, and all problems are solved by good design.

In the Scottish Orkneys, the little stone houses with their single large room and central hearth had an extraordinary range of built-in furniture.

The chief concern of the French Impressionists was the discovery of balance between light and dark.