“I do not think that when in a hotel you have to feel “at home”, on the contrary, you have to get the feeling that you are definitely elsewhere…”

“when designing a hotel I don’t think about my client, I focus on my client’s client, meaning the person that will use the hotel”

“I am a bit obsessive of being as original as possible. I try not to repeat anything I have done before in my new projects”

“Papers in the roadsideTell of suffering and greedHere today, forgot tomorrowHere besides the newsOf holy war and holy needOurs is just a little sorrowed talk”

“Canada is lovely," she breathed against his lips. "And you are lovely."His laughter ghosted into her mouth. "That's my line, Lyd. You are supposed to think me handsome”

“After a long moment, the Countess sat back down. "So," she said. "You … do love her. I must say, you look peculiarly resigned to it."He shrugged. "It is not fresh news for me.""And for Emma?""Neither welcomed nor openly acknowledged.""But acknowledged all the same, you believe.""Perhaps," he said. "I cannot know. Not anymore."-Delphinia, Lady Chad and Julian”

“I don't cuddle, I deep throat.”