Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Howard Mansfield

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American author Howard Mansfield.
Last updated on November 8, 2024.
Howard Mansfield

Howard Mansfield is an American author who writes about history, preservation, and architecture. He was born in Huntington, New York, and graduated from Syracuse University in 1979. He lives in Hancock, New Hampshire with his wife, writer Sy Montgomery.

Four hundred years is but a moment in 10,000 years. Time is curved, time is braided. Throw out your clocks. — © Howard Mansfield
Four hundred years is but a moment in 10,000 years. Time is curved, time is braided. Throw out your clocks.
We may talk of saving antique linens, species, or languages; but whatever we are intent on saving, when a restoration succeeds, we rescue ourselves.
We have everywhere an absence of memory. Architects sometimes talk of building with context and continuity in mind, religious leaders call it tradition, social workers say it's a sense of community, but it is memory we have banished from our cities. We have speed and power, but no place. Travel, but no destination. Convenience, but no ease.
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