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" Building your own home is about desire, fantasy. But it's achievable; anyone can do it. "

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" There's no reason for your imagination to be fettered by money. "

" Self-builders are the adrenalin junkies of the DIY world; it's the equivalent of base-jumping off the top of the Gherkin to land in a paddling pool. "

" My favourite authors include Trollope and Dickens. "

" Generally speaking, I think that if you do anything with commitment and passion, it will come good. "

" Your home should be about enriching the daily experience. "

" Building your own house is a primal urge, one of those universal genetic drives like the need to provide for your family. "

" I've got lots of friends who are musicians, and there is a fair proportion of broken marriages and relationships as a result. You are on the move all the time. It's difficult if you have kids, and it's hard to make money unless you are in the premier league. "

" I'm terribly fastidious. I like symmetry and neatness, but my house is as chaotic as any other family's. "

" People have got to get over the fear of not being able to trust others. I come across people who are very successful in their own sphere, and really believe they can do it all themselves, but they can't. "

" I've had my fair share of colds, which last longer than they should and can cause wheezing, so I avoid people who are sneezing like the plague and am scrupulous about hygiene and hand-washing. "

" If I welcomed people into my lovely home every week in the pages of a magazine, they'd soon see how incredibly dull it is. It's important to maintain a bit of mystique. "

" I'm terrified of being poor, I always have been. It's growing up as a Methodist. I'll spend that bit of extra money to get a better seat on a train sometimes, because it's quieter and calmer, but I refuse to spend money on clothes. "

" I cannot look at modern buildings without thinking of historical ones. "

" Life involves other people and it is a compromise. "

" A friend of mine once wrote a silly article about all these metrosexuals like David Beckham wearing sarongs, and she described me as a 'heteropolitan.' I don't know what that means. I think it was a joke. "

" It's possible to be satisfied with a day's work or a cake, but a life... what is a life but a history of events badly remembered? "

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" I hate negativity. I hate people who say the phrase 'I hate'. I really don't like the word 'hate.' Dislike, frightened of, terrified of, or yukky - but not 'hate.' "

" A great deal of energy is wasted in hating people, and I can honestly say I've no wish to expend such a precious resource on being outraged about anyone. "

" There's nothing you can do about busted ribs. You just have to wait for them to pop back into place again. "

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" When I left university, I idled around without focus for much too long. "

" Because I live in the countryside, I want a building which encourages me to have a fully formed relationship with the environment. It gives me an opportunity to not just be inside or outside, but in a range of contexts. "

" I have a recurring nightmare that I wake up in a gutter with nothing. I've had it all my life. That's why I work, I think. "

" I'm driven by issues, not driven to be political. "

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" If you said to me, 'Lie down on that concrete floor and fall asleep,' I could do it. I can sleep anywhere at any time of day on any surface. "

" I don't want anything that I buy to have done any harm to anyone or anything. "