The great thing about irony is that it splits things apart, gets up above them so we can see the flaws and hypocrisies and duplicates.
But man does not create. . . he discovers.
There are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature. Therefore, buildings must have no straight lines or sharp corners.
There is no reason to regret that I cannot finish the church. I will grow old but others will come after me. What must always be conserved is the spirit of the work, but its life has to depend on the generations it is handed down to and with whom it lives and is incarnated
Tomorrow we will do beautiful things.
Artists do not need monuments erected for them because their works are their monuments.
The straight line belongs to Man. The curved line belongs to God
An art form requires genius. People of genius are always troublemakers, meaning they start from scratch, demolish accepted norms, and rebuild a new world.
The collapse of Russia was the second great event of 1917.
Alcohol may also persuade us that we have found the truth about life, a comforting experience rarely available in the sober hour.
Real love" - "This kind of love is emotional in nature but not obsessional. It is a love that unites reason and emotion. It involves an act of the will and requires discipline, and it recognizes the need for personal growth.