William Morris
"If I were asked to say what is at once the most important production of Art and the thing most to be longed for, I should answer; a beautiful House. And if I were further asked to name the production next in importance and the thing next to be longed for, I should answer; a beautiful Book.
To enjoy good houses and good books in self-respect and decent comfort seems to me to be the pleasurable end toward which all societies of human beings ought now to struggle."