I'm not a Lincoln expert, rather a biographer who has had the pleasure of reading much of what has been written about him from his lifetime to this year of his bicentennial. Some advice: Don't try that unless you have at least five years available.

With all due respect to re-enactors, I consider the Civil War too tragic a subject to make a game of.

A recommendation to scholars: Write only one book about Lincoln; give it your best shot, and then move on.

Words about Lincoln fill a small but ever-growing library.

Lincoln is distinguished from every other president, with the exception of Jefferson, in that we can be certain that he wrote every word to which his name is attached.

The challenge of a president himself struggling to find the conjunction between the right words and honest expression, a use of language that respects intellect, truth, and sincerity, has largely been abandoned.

Because of the nature of the profession of architecture, the art of architecture nourishes itself from other disciplines.

Architecture is one of the art forms best able to improve and revitalise cities both artistically and functionally.

Barcelona is a beautiful city. I love the buildings and the architecture and always enjoy being close to that. It makes sense as an art person to work in places like that, it always feels nice and creative.

Boston is home to the world's most innovative thinkers - in science and technology, and in business, art, and architecture.

A picture is a poem without words.

If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.