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“Success can also cause misery. The trick is not to be surprised when you discover it doesn't bring you all the happiness and answers you thought it would.”
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“Never judge someone by who he's in love with; judge him by his friends. People fall in love with the most appalling people.”
Source : Cynthia Heimel (1988). “But Enough about You”, Fireside
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“The greatest satisfaction, I think, is when a building opens and the public possesses it and you cut the umbilical cord and you see it taking on its own life. There’s no greater satisfaction.”
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“Since the purpose of reading, of education, is to become good, our most important task is to choose the right books. Our personal set of stories, our canon, shapes our lives. I believe it is a law of the universe that we will not rise above our canon. Our canon is part of us, deeply, subconsciously. And the characters and teachings in our canon shape our characters--good, evil, mediocre, or great.”
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“Architects have to dream, we have to search for our Atlantises, to be explorers, adventurers, and yet to build responsibly and well.”
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“God does not ask for 'religious' art or 'Catholic' art. The art he wants for himself is Art, with all its teeth”
Source : Jacques Maritain, Jean Cocteau (2014). “Art and Faith: Letters between Jacques Maritain and Jean Cocteau”, p.47, Open Road Media
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“Even if all the clocks in the station break down, thought Hugo, time won't stop. Not even if you really want it to. Like now.”
Source : Brian Selznick (2015). “The Invention of Hugo Cabret”, p.375, Scholastic Inc.
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“The second time I was there I met Marcel Duchamp, and we immediately fell for each other. Which doesn't mean a thing because I think anybody who met Marcel fell for him.”
