It May Be That We Have Become

I Get Absolutely Ruthless In My Own Way About Not Doing Anything Else When I Am Trying To Concentrate On Writing A Book. I Have To Stick To It And Concentrate.

This Is What A City Is, Bits And Pieces That Supplement Each Other And Support Each Other.

To Approach A City, Or Even A City Neighborhood, As If It Were A Larger Architectural Problem, Capable Of Being Given Order By Converting It Into A Disciplined Work Of Art, Is To Make The Mistake Of Attempting To Substitute Art For Life. The Results Of Such Profound Confusion Between Art And Life Are Neither Life Nor Art. They Are Taxidermy.

Traffic Congestion Is Caused By Vehicles, Not By People In Themselves.

Virtually All Ideologues, Of Any Variety, Are Fearful And Insecure, Which Is Why They Are Drawn To Ideologies That Promise Prefabricated Answers For All Circumstances.