“On inspection, Gaudi's architecture isn't whimsical at all.” — P. J. O'Rourke Quote

“On inspection, Gaudi's architecture isn't whimsical at all.”

“The great thing about being a print journalist is that you are permitted to duck. Cameramen get killed while the writers are flat on the floor. A war correspondent for the BBC dedicated his memoir to 50 fallen colleagues, and I guarantee you they were all taking pictures. I am only alive because I am such a chicken.”

“In theory, taxes should be like shopping. What I buy is government services. What I pay are my taxes.”

“Music, first of all, is completely about abstraction, which is exactly what architecture is not. In a way, it has been incredibly constructive to know what true abstraction is. So you don't fall into the trap of thinking that what you do is abstract.”

“I do believe architecture, and all art, should be content-driven. It should have something to say beyond the sensational.”

“I read whenever possible, and I buy books all the time, sometimes online, but mostly from bookshops. I love literature. If you want to understand art, it's important to understand what is also happening in literature, in music, in science, in architecture.”