“As long as there is one house there must be one hand.”
“I think that if one is faced by inevitable destruction -- if a house is falling upon you, for instance -- one must feel a great longing to sit down, close one's eyes and wait, come what may...”
“Sometimes one feels that it would be merciful to tear down these houses, for they must often dream.”
“To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace”
“To receive everything, one must open one’s hands and give.”
“A journey may be long or short, but it must start at the very spot one finds oneself.”