It Is Perhaps Sad Books That Best

Being Content Is Perhaps No Less Easy Than Playing The Violin Well: And Requires No Less Practice.

It Is In Dialogue With Pain That Many Beautiful Things Acquire Their Value. Acquaintance With Grief Turns Out To Be One Of The More Unusual Prerequisites Of Architectural Appreciation. We Might, Quite Aside From All Other Requirements, Need To Be A Little Sad Before Buildings Can Properly Touch Us.

True Respectability Stems Not From The Will Of The Majority But From Proper Reasoning.

One Kind Of Good Book Should Leave You Asking: How Did The Author Know That About Me?

The Mind May Be Reluctant To Think Properly When Thinking Is All It Is Supposed To Do; The Task Can Be As Paralysing As Having To Tell A Joke Or Mimic An Accent On Demand.