“It is hardly possible to build anything if frustration, bitterness and a mood of helplessness prevail.”
“Scholars who are worth anything at all never know what is call "a hard grind" or what "bitter study" means.”
“A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it.”
“An erect building is a shackled slave. I hear the mutinous grumbling of vertical buildings. I hear the grinding frustration of those compelled against their will to remain standing. A building is energy crucified against space and time.”
“That which is hard to do is best done bitterly.”
“It made me comfortable. It was a house where you could put your feet up and drink French champagne or Ballarat Bitter according to your mood.”