Maya Lin's Quote - I deliberately did not read anything about the Vietnam War because

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I deliberately did not read anything about the Vietnam War because I felt the politics of the war eclipsed what happened to the veterans. The politics were irrelevant to what this memorial was. – Maya Lin

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If we cant face death, well never overcome it. You have to look it straight in the eye. Then you can turn around and walk back out into the light. – Maya Lin

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Death

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I loved logic, math, computer programming. I loved systems and logic approaches. And so I just figured architecture is this perfect combination. – Maya Lin

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architecture

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Maya Lin

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In art or architecture your project is only done when you say its done. If you want to rip it apart at the eleventh hour and start all over again, you never finish. I was one of those crazy creatures. – Maya Lin

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architecture

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