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“The secret of architectural excellence is to translate the proportions of a dachshund into bricks, mortar and marble.”
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“I cannot emphasize enough how wrongheaded this is. Withholding criticism and ignoring differences are racism in its purest form. Yet these cultural experts fail to notice that, through their anxious avoidance of criticizing non-Western countries, they trap the people who represent these cultures in a state of backwardness. The experts may have the best of intentions, but as we all know, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.”
― The Caged Virgin: An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam
― The Caged Virgin: An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam
“The world will never starve for want of wonders; but only for want of wonder.”
― Tremendous Trifles
― Tremendous Trifles
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