"The civil engineer is the real 19th century architect."

"If we copy, the thing never looks right [and] the same occurs with regard to those buildings which do not profess to …"

"What I set myself to do was this, to write a sort of grammar of thirteenth-century architecture, and to illustrate it…"

"I have been brought up in the 13th century belief, and in that belief I intend to die."

"It has been well observed that the world, more especially the English portion of it, during the last half century, ha…"

"Of course there is no prima facie reason why cheap things should be ugly, for a die or mould of a good design costs n…"

"Great praise must also be given to the Society of Arts for beginning the movement and carrying it on to the present t…"

"Decidedly the best application of art to industry is when a great many copies are made from an exceedingly good pattern."

"The real mission of machinery is to reduce pounds to shillings and shillings to pence."

"Use a good strong thick bold line so that we may get into the habit of leaving out those prettinesses which only cost…"