I don't make things with my hands, although I studied woodworking and made furniture.

Your best work is your expression of yourself. Now, you may not be the greatest at it, but when you do it, you're the only expert.

Time is just a blur for me. I don't know what - I don't even know where I am sometimes.

People ask me if I'm an artist or an architect. But I think they're the same.

Your best work is your expression of yourself.

In the end, the character of a civilization is encased in its structures.

If you know where it's going, it's not worth doing.

You can look anywhere and find inspiration.

Not every person has the same kinds of talents, so you discover what yours are and work with them.

Take what comes your way. Do the best with it. Be responsible as you can and something good will happen.

You have to be optimistic. I still have doubts and conflicts, but the bottom line is, I believe in the future.

I dream. Sometimes I think that's the only right thing to do.

We would all benefit by shifting our focus from seeing pain as bad to seeing pain as motivation to change.

The press was ruthless, but then so was the church.Flavia de Luce

I know every fight could be my last fight, and if that happens, that's not just a health issue, but I'll be knocked off that king's stool.

There are occasions when I would rather feel like a fly than a spider.

I hate the pollyanna pest who says that all is for the best.

We're stronger than we realize.

The ancients said: Hulk to be whole.

That image of the countryside being a threatening place still exists. People continue to resist the challenge of learning about aspects of life they don't understand.

I would give anything to escape myself, Flynn thought, just for a day, just for a minute even. Just to know what it was like to think differently, to feel differently, and to not be me.