"As an architect, I try to be guided not by habit but by a conscious sense of the past-by precedent, thoughtfully considered...As an artist, I frankly write about what I like in architecture: complexity and contradiction. From what we find we like-what we are easily attracted to-we can learn much of what we really are."

-- Robert Venturi

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“Do you believe in an invisible reality behind appearances?”

Source : Dion Fortune (2003). “Moon Magic”, p.109, Weiser Books
“That's part of this industry. It's hard a lot of the time, especially when you get knocked down a lot. There's a lot of criticism and it's always in the back of your mind that you may never work again.”
“Wool, cotton, and the odd bits of silk and cashmere are the only acceptable materials for Prep clothes. They look better. They require professional maintenance. They are more expensive.”

Source : Lisa Birnbach (1980). “The official preppy handbook”, Workman Publishing
“Oh, I wish I was young again when everything seemed so wonderful!”
“The burdens of a woman are more than the average man could ever endure.”
“I understand the power of the internet, but I can't say that I'm there. I'm old-fashioned and living in a different century. I don't know. I just don't really understand the craze of it.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Several people have told me that my inability to suffer fools gladly is one of my main weaknesses.”
“There is no more vulnerable human combination than an undergraduate.”

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