I want to show that the dividing lines between sanity and mental illness have been drawn in the wrong place.

Since I was not able wholly to subscribe to any one set of beliefs advanced by any 'guru' I had to fall back on my own, however derivative.

Originality implies being bold enough to go beyond accepted norms.

It is only when we no longer compulsively need someone that we can have a real relationship with them.

A sense of humor is great - it goes a long, long way in a marriage.

Though I love the arts with all my heart - paintings, sculpture, theatre, and music - and think they are among the biggest achievements we humans can do, I am really convinced that architecture is among the most important.

So we strive for perfection in the areas in which we can control, and that isn't necessarily what provides contentment and joy for ourselves and, more importantly, for our children.

But I wanted marriage for myself. I was not calculating about it. I wish I was more calculating.