But no matter how much planning you do, one tiny miscalculation, one moment of distraction, can end it all in an instant.
A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom.
Good design is good business.
I used to wonder if it was God's plan that I should be alone for so much of my life. But I found peace. I found happiness within people and the world.
They took one look at me,And hated my black face.They took one look at me,And decided on my fate.They took one look at me,And forced an unknown fear.They took one look at me,And caused the shed of tea...
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...
Do not avert your eyes.It is important that you see this.It is important that you feelthis.
Advice to my younger self:1 Start where you are with what you have2 Try not to hurt other people3 Take more chances4 If you fail, keep trying
Mother is far too clever to understand anything she does not like.
The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it.
Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.