Source: World of the Five Gods series, The Hallowed Hunt (2005), Chapter 5 (p. 84)
“Beauty is largely dependent on fitness, and fitting methods are usually the most convenient and economical; therein, indeed, to a great extent, lies their very fitness.”
Small Houses: Their Economic Design and Construction (1922), Introduction
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