“When they have a choice, people will always gravitate to those rooms which have light on two sides, and leave the rooms which are lit only from one side unused and empty.” PeopleTwoLightChoicesSidesRoomsEmptyLitTwo Sides Book:A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction Source: A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction
“He walked out of the hospital into the sun, into open air for the first time in months, out of the green-lit rooms that lay like glass in his mind. He stood there breathing everything in, the hurry of everyone. First, he thought, I need shoes with rubber on the bottom. I need gelato.” NeedsMindFirstsRoomsSunAirFoodMonthsFirst TimeGreenCookingLaysBottomShoesGlassesBreathingCulinaryHospitalsLitRubberGelato Book:The English Patient Source: The English Patient
“My mother was someone that walked into a room and lit it up. She made friends easily and she communicated her enthusiasms with great joy. I always wanted to be more like my mother than I am. I loved and admired her very deeply.” MadeWantedJoyMotherRoomsEnthusiasmLitVery DeepGreat Joy Author:Meryl Streep