Daphne du Maurier Quote

when parameters are not set for man, there is always an unknown abuse

Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

There is nothing inherently painful about being cheated on.

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

Most priests wish they were as righteous as they seem to most members of their congregations.

Sacrifice of the self is sheer stupidity if sacrifice is not for the self.

Before you're given what you want, you'll first be tested with what you don't really want.

My father, [was] a mid-level phonecompany manager who treated my mother at best like an incompetent employee. At worst? He never beat her, but his pure, inarticulate fury would fill the house for days...

The details are the very source of expression in architecture. But we are caught in a vice between art and the bottom line.