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Well, now that he's finished one building, he'll go write four books about it.
Frank Lloyd Wright
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Frank Lloyd Wright
Age: 92 †
Born: 1867
Born: June 8
Died: 1959
Died: September 9
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A great architect is not made by way of a brain nearly so much as he is made by way of a cultivated, enriched heart.
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Individuality realized is the supreme attainment of the human soul, the master-master's work of art. Individuality is sacred.
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Imitation is always insult--not flattery.
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They turned the country up on its side, and everything loose fell into California.
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