“I think that the ideal space must contain elements of magic, serenity, sorcery and mystery.”

“I don't divide architecture, landscape and gardening; to me they are one.”

“Architecture is a art when one consciously or unconsciously creates aesthetic emotion in the atmosphere and when this environment produces well being.”

“My house is my refuge, an emotional piece of architecture, not a cold piece of convenience.”

“A garden must combine the poetic and the mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy.”

“Life deprived of beauty is not worthy of being called human.”

“To create art with all the passion in one's soul is to live art with all the beauty in one's heart.”

“art is risk made visible”

“Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.”

“I'm tired of living unable to love anyone. I don't have a single friend - not one. And, worst of all, I can't even love myself. Why is that? Why can't I love myself? It's because I can't love anyon...”

“Thats love: Two lonely persons keep each other safe and touch each other and talk to each other.”

“Sometimes I get real lonely sleeping with you.”