"Do you have any bald ice cream?"

“Don't let some random comment that you wouldn't have even thought about overshadow something important that you were actually trying to say.”

“For a house to be successful, the objects in it must communicate with one another, respond to and balance one another”

“Forced to recognize our inhumanity, our reason coexists with our insanity. And though we choose between reality and madness, it's either sadness or euphoria.”

“If you weren’t an optimist, it would be impossible to be an architect.”

“Nora said: 'I love you, Nicky, because you smell nice and know such fascinating people.”

“I don't know of any science writing going on in women's magazines, unless you count medical stories about things like breast cancer. I still think there's a huge problem about how we can actively engage a wider range of women. I'm not saying women must be a separate audience - I'm just responding to the reality that the majority of people who do read science magazines are male. That's not a value judgment; it's a statistical fact.”

“I think that in general -- well, at least it's true for me -- you tend to put something of yourself into the story as a whole. Not necessarily in any character, you understand. But you've got your own way of looking at the world, and that naturally will affect how you craft a story.”

“I will follow the upward road today; I will keep my face to the light. I will think high thoughts as I go my way; I will do what I know is right. I will look for the flowers by the side of the road; I will laugh and love and be strong. I will try to lighten another's load this day as I fare along.”