We live in grief for having left the womb, for having left the teat, then school, then home. In my case, it was leaving marriages, and the death of my wife. less than 1 minute read
At every party there are two kinds of people - those who want to go home and those who don’t. The trouble is, they are usually married to each other. less than 1 minute read
Let architects sing of aesthetics that bring Rich clients in hordes to their knees Just give me a home, in a great circle dome Where stresses and strains are at ease. less than 1 minute read
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has been kept at home. less than 1 minute read
And the first rude sketch that the world had seen was joy to his mighty heart, till the Devil whispered behind the leaves ‘It’s pretty, but is it Art?’ less than 1 minute read
I much prefer working with kids whose life could be completely upended by a reading of a book over a weekend. You give them a book to read - they go home and come back a changed person. And that is so much more interesting and exciting. less than 1 minute read
It takes a lot of work to put together a marriage, to put together a family and a home. less than 1 minute read
In high school, a teacher once suggested that I be a math major in college. I thought, ‘Me? You’ve got to be joking!’ I mean, in junior high, I used to come home and cry because I was so afraid of my math homework. Seriously, I was terrified of math. less than 1 minute read
The penalty for getting mugged in an American city and losing your ID is that you can’t fly home. less than 1 minute read
And when I was young, my family was perfectly nice. I write a lot about it, as you noticed. But it was rather limited. I think, I don’t think anyone in my family would really feel I’d done them an injustice by saying that. We didn’t see many people. There were many books. It was as if I wanted to get away from home. less than 1 minute read
