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I have never understood why so many gardeners favour straight lines and narrow, regulated borders; perhaps they think wildness could work only in a larger space.

Nature does not proceed in a straight line, it is rather a sprawling development.

There are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature. Therefore, buildings must have no straight lines or sharp corners.

Lines are very difficult to learn.

Those of us raised in modern cities tend to notice horizontal and vertical lines more quickly than lines at other orientations. In contrast, people raised in nomadic tribes do a better job noticing lines skewed at intermediate angles, since Mother Nature tends to work with a wider array of lines than most architects.

In short, the animal and vegetable lines, diverging widely above, join below in a loop.

Right angles don't attract me. Nor straight, hard and inflexible lines created by man.

The line that describes the beautiful is elliptical. It has simplicity and constant change. It cannot be described by a compass, and it changes direction at every one of its points.

The sharp employ the sharp.